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Where does “مَدِينَة” come from?

مَدِينَة (Arabic) comes from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא.

مَدِينَة (Arabic): Madinah; town, city; city

Definitions

  1. Madinah; town, city; city

Ancestry of “مَدِينَة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicמְדִינְתָּא—

Words derived from “مَدِينَة”

  • medina
  • Mdina
  • المدينة المنورة
  • Mdina
  • tamdint
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