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 (madāʾin) or مُدْن (mudn))
- town, city
- 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; madāʾin; mudn | الْمُدُن; الْمَدَائِن; الْمُدْن al-mudun; al-madāʾin; al-mudn | مُدُن; مَدَائِن; مُدْن mudun; madāʾin; mudn |
| Nominative | مُدُنٌ; مَدَائِنُ; مُدْنٌ mudunun; madāʾinu; mudnun | الْمُدُنُ; الْمَدَائِنُ; الْمُدْنُ al-mudunu; al-madāʾinu; al-mudnu | مُدُنُ; مَدَائِنُ; مُدْنُ mudunu; madāʾinu; mudnu |
| Accusative | مُدُنًا; مَدَائِنَ; مُدْنًا mudunan; madāʾina; mudnan | الْمُدُنَ; الْمَدَائِنَ; الْمُدْنَ al-muduna; al-madāʾina; al-mudna | مُدُنَ; مَدَائِنَ; مُدْنَ muduna; madāʾina; mudna |
| Genitive | مُدُنٍ; مَدَائِنَ; مُدْنٍ mudunin; madāʾina; mudnin | الْمُدُنِ; الْمَدَائِنِ; الْمُدْنِ al-muduni; al-madāʾini; al-mudni | مُدُنِ; مَدَائِنِ; مُدْنِ muduni; madāʾini; mudni |
Derived terms
- الْمَدِينَة (al-madīna)
- مَدِينِيّ (madīniyy)
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: مَدينة (madina)
- Maltese: Mdina
- Moroccan Arabic: مدينة (mdīna)
- → Tarifit: tamdint
- → Bengali: মদিনা (môdina)
- → 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))
- 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) (file)
Noun
مدينة • (madīne) f (plural مدن (mudon))
- 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”)