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/

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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

Derived terms

• الْمَدِينَة (al-madīna)
• مَدِينِيّ (madīniyy)

Descendants

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

See also

• بَلَد m or f (balad)
• قَرْيَة f (qarya)

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

• → Tarifit: tamdint

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)

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Noun

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

1. city, town

   Synonym: بلد (balad, “town, village”)

Derived terms

• المدينة المنورة (il-madīne l-munawwara, “Medina”, literally “the illuminated city”)

See also

• قرية (qarye, “village”)