مدينة

العربية

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مدينة

/ma.diː.na/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא (məḏīntā). Cognate with Hebrew מדינה (məḏînâ, “state”), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎄𐎐𐎚 (mdnt). The root م د ن (m d n) is denominal.

noun مَدِينَة · madīna · مُدُن · مَدَائِن · مُدْن

town, city
jurisdiction

In English

city large settlement
town settlement

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"مدينة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

مدينة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9

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"مدينة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مدينة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}