Where does “ṯendint” come from?
ṯendint (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic مدينة, from Arabic مَدِينَة, from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא.
ṯendint (Tarifit): city; town
Definitions
- city; town
Ancestry of “ṯendint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moroccan Arabic | مدينة | town, city |
| 2 | Arabic | مَدِينَة | Madinah; town, city; city |
| 3 | Aramaic | מְדִינְתָּא | — |