مدني

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of مَدِينَة (madīna, city) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy) (feminine مَدَنِيَّة (madaniyya), masculine plural مَدَنِيُّونَ (madaniyyūna), feminine plural مَدَنِيَّات (madaniyyāt))

  1. urban
  2. civilized, refined
  3. civil, civic
  4. civilian
  5. Medinan

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “مدني”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

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مَدَنِيّ (madaniyym (plural مَدَنِيُّونَ (madaniyyūna), feminine مَدَنِيَّة (madaniyya))

  1. urbanite, city dweller
  2. citizen
  3. civilian
    أَفَادَ مُرَاسِلُ ٱلْجَزِيرَةِ فِي حَلَبَ [] بِمَقْتَلِ 61 مَدَنِيًّا [][1]
    ʔafāda murāsilu l-jazīrati fī ḥalaba [] bimaqtali 61 madaniyyan []
    The Al-Jazeera correspondent in Aleppo [] informs us of the killing of 61 civilians []
  4. Medinan

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ قصف مروع لحلب ودمار هائل لليوم الخامس”, in الجزيرة [Al Jazeera]‎[1], 2016 November 19
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “مدن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN