مدينة

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/
  • Audio(file)

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

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: مَدينة‎ (madina)
  • Maltese: Mdina
  • Moroccan Arabic: مدينة‎ (mdīna)
  • → Bengali: মদিনা (modina)
  • → English: medina
  • → Kabyle: tamdint (“city”)

See also

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
  • IPA(key): /mdiː.na/

Noun

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

  1. town, city

Descendants

See also
  • قرية‎ (qarya, “village”)
  • عروبية‎ (ʕrūbiyya, “countryside”)
  • دوار‎ (duwwār, “village”)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَدِينَة‎ (madīna).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.diː.ne/, [maˈdiː.ne]
  • IPA(key): /ma.diː.na/, [maˈdiː.na]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

See also
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