Where does “مدنی” come from?
مدنی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic مَدَنِيّ, from Arabic مَدِينَة, from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא.
Ancestry of “مدنی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَدَنِيّ | urban; civilized; urban; civilzied |
| 2 | Arabic | مَدِينَة | Madinah; town, city; city |
| 3 | Aramaic | מְדִינְתָּא | — |