Where does “المدينة المنورة” come from?

المدينة المنورة (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَدِينَة, from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא.

Ancestry of “المدينة المنورة”, step by step

المدينة المنورة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مَدِينَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicمَدِينَةMadinah; town, city; city
2Aramaicמְדִינְתָּא—

via Arabic مُنَوَّرَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُنَوَّرَةilluminated, shining; illuminated, luminous
Every word from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא →Every word from Arabic مَدِينَة →