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 (madīnaf (plural مُدُن (mudun) or مَدَائِن (madāʔin) or مُدْن (mudn))

  1. town, city
  2. jurisdiction

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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 (mdīnaf (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 (madīnef (plural مدن (mudon))

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

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