ḥdṯ / Semitic roots

1. Carthage, from Phoenician (Punic) *qart-ḥadašt, new town, from *ḥadašt, feminine singular of *ḥadaš, new (*qart, town; see qr).

2. hadith, from Arabic ḥadīṯ, news, report, tradition, from ḥaddaṯa, to report, derived stem of ḥadaṯa, to be new.

3. Addis Ababa, from Amharic addis abäba, new flower, from addis, new, akin to addäsä (< *ḥaddaṯa), to renew (abäba, flower; see ʔbb).