Where does “mtine” come from?

mtine (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic مَدِينَة, from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא.

mtine (Cypriot Arabic): city, town

Definitions

  1. city, town

Ancestry of “mtine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicمَدِينَةMadinah; town, city; city
2Aramaicמְדִינְתָּא—
Every word from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא →Every word from Arabic مَدِينَة →