م د ن

Arabic

Etymology

Denominal from Aramaic-borrowed مَدِينَة (madīna, “town, city”).

Root

م د ن • (m-d-n)

1. related to cities

Derived terms

• Form II: مَدَّنَ (maddana, “to found cities; to civilize; to urbanize”)
  • Verbal noun: تَمْدِين (tamdīn)
  • Active participle: مُمَدِّن (mumaddin)
  • Passive participle: مُمَدَّن (mumaddan)
• Form V: تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana, “to become civilized, to become urbanized”)
  • Verbal noun: تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)
  • Active participle: مُتَمَدِّن (mutamaddin)
  • Passive participle: مُتَمَدَّن (mutamaddan)

Proper nouns

• اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “Medina”)
• اَلْمَدَائِن (al-madāʔin, “Al-Mada'in”) in Iraq