Hadithic
/həˈdiːθɪk/noun
Relating to the hadith, the recorded sayings and actions of Muhammad and accounts of his early followers.
Did you know?The Arabic word ḥadīth originally meant “report” or “conversation,” and only later became specialized for transmitted accounts of Muhammad’s words and deeds.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ḥ-d-th
“To be new, occur, or come into existence”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥadīth
“A happening, report, conversation, or newly related account”
Early Islamic period
Arabic
ḥadīth
“A transmitted report about Muhammad’s sayings, actions, or approvals”
19th–20th Century
English
hadith
“An English loanword for a traditional Islamic report”
Modern English
English
hadithic
“Relating to hadith or the hadith tradition”