Where does “Mdina” come from?

Mdina (Maltese) comes from Arabic مَدِينَة, from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא.

Ancestry of “Mdina”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	مَدِينَة	Madinah; town, city; city
2	Aramaic	מְדִינְתָּא	—

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