How to say "tale, story" in Arabic

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Meaningtale, story

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

حِكَايَة

ḥikāyaחכאיה

حكاية

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

סיפור

sipurسِيپُور

How the two words are related

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Arabic root

ح-ك-ي

حِكَايَة قَبْل النَّوْم

ḥikāya qabl an-nawmחכאיה קבל א-נום

a bedtime story

حِكَايَات

ḥikāyātחכאיאת

sound feminine plural -āt