How to say "modern, recent" in Arabic
CognateMeaningmodern, recent
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
حَدِيث
ḥadīthחדית'
حديث
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מודרני
moderniمُودِرْنِي
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ح-د-ثHebrew root
ח-ד-שThis is the exact cognate of Hebrew chadash (חדש), 'new' — Arabic th regularly matches Hebrew shin, as in thalāth/shalosh. The same word ḥadīth, as a noun, names the recorded sayings of Muhammad (literally 'a report').
Related Hebrew word:חדשkhadashخَادَاش
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In a phrase
تَلّ أَبِيب مَدِينَة حَدِيثَة
tall abīb madīna ḥadīthaתל אביב מדינה חדית'הTel Aviv is a modern city
Feminine
حَدِيثَة
ḥadīthaחדית'ה