Where does “masyarakat madani” come from?

masyarakat madani (Malay) comes from Malay madani, from Arabic مَدَنِيّ, from Arabic مَدِينَة, from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא.

masyarakat madani (Malay): civilised society

Definitions

  1. civilised society

Ancestry of “masyarakat madani”, step by step

masyarakat madani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay madani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymadanicivilised advanced in terms of reasoning, spirituality and wealth, of a society or generation of people
2Arabicمَدَنِيّurban; civilized; urban; civilzied
3ArabicمَدِينَةMadinah; town, city; city
4Aramaicמְדִינְתָּא—

via Malay masyarakat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymasyarakatsociety
2Arabicمُشَارَكَةpartnership; sharing
Every word from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא →Every word from Arabic مَدِينَة →Every word from Arabic مَدَنِيّ →