مدينة

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See also: مدینه

Arabic

Etymology

Presumably a borrowing from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא (məḏīntā) or Classical Syriac ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܿܵܐ (məḏīttā). Cognate with Hebrew מדינה (məḏînâ, “state”), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎄𐎐𐎚 (mdnt). The root م د ن (m-d-n) is denominal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.diː.na/
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Noun

مَدِينَة • (madīna) f (plural مُدُن (mudun) or مَدَائِن (madāʔin) or مُدْن (mudn))

  1. town, city
  2. jurisdiction

Declension

Declension of noun مَدِينَة (madīna)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَدِينَة
madīna 		الْمَدِينَة
al-madīna 		مَدِينَة
madīnat
Nominative مَدِينَةٌ
madīnatun 		الْمَدِينَةُ
al-madīnatu 		مَدِينَةُ
madīnatu
Accusative مَدِينَةً
madīnatan 		الْمَدِينَةَ
al-madīnata 		مَدِينَةَ
madīnata
Genitive مَدِينَةٍ
madīnatin 		الْمَدِينَةِ
al-madīnati 		مَدِينَةِ
madīnati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَدِينَتَيْن
madīnatayn 		الْمَدِينَتَيْن
al-madīnatayn 		مَدِينَتَيْ
madīnatay
Nominative مَدِينَتَانِ
madīnatāni 		الْمَدِينَتَانِ
al-madīnatāni 		مَدِينَتَا
madīnatā
Accusative مَدِينَتَيْنِ
madīnatayni 		الْمَدِينَتَيْنِ
al-madīnatayni 		مَدِينَتَيْ
madīnatay
Genitive مَدِينَتَيْنِ
madīnatayni 		الْمَدِينَتَيْنِ
al-madīnatayni 		مَدِينَتَيْ
madīnatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مُدُن‎; مَدَائِن‎; مُدْن
mudun‎; madāʔin‎; mudn 		الْمُدُن‎; الْمَدَائِن‎; الْمُدْن
al-mudun‎; al-madāʔin‎; al-mudn 		مُدُن‎; مَدَائِن‎; مُدْن
mudun‎; madāʔin‎; mudn
Nominative مُدُنٌ‎; مَدَائِنُ‎; مُدْنٌ
mudunun‎; madāʔinu‎; mudnun 		الْمُدُنُ‎; الْمَدَائِنُ‎; الْمُدْنُ
al-mudunu‎; al-madāʔinu‎; al-mudnu 		مُدُنُ‎; مَدَائِنُ‎; مُدْنُ
mudunu‎; madāʔinu‎; mudnu
Accusative مُدُنًا‎; مَدَائِنَ‎; مُدْنًا
mudunan‎; madāʔina‎; mudnan 		الْمُدُنَ‎; الْمَدَائِنَ‎; الْمُدْنَ
al-muduna‎; al-madāʔina‎; al-mudna 		مُدُنَ‎; مَدَائِنَ‎; مُدْنَ
muduna‎; madāʔina‎; mudna
Genitive مُدُنٍ‎; مَدَائِنَ‎; مُدْنٍ
mudunin‎; madāʔina‎; mudnin 		الْمُدُنِ‎; الْمَدَائِنِ‎; الْمُدْنِ
al-muduni‎; al-madāʔini‎; al-mudni 		مُدُنِ‎; مَدَائِنِ‎; مُدْنِ
muduni‎; madāʔini‎; mudni

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References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 280
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “مدن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Root
م د ن
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna).

Pronunciation

Noun

مدينة • (mdīna) f (plural مدن (mudun) or مدون (mdūn) or مدينات (mdīnāt))

  1. town, city

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna).

Pronunciation

Noun

مدينة • (madīne) f (plural مدن (mudon))

  1. city, town
    Synonym: بلد (balad, “town, village”)

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