م د ن

Arabic

Etymology

Denominal from Aramaic-borrowed مَدِينَة‎ (madīna, “town, city”).

Root

م د ن • (m-d-n)

related to cities

Derived terms

Form II: مَدَّنَ‎ (maddana, “to found cities; to civilize; to urbanize”)
- Verbal noun: تَمْدِين‎ (tamdīn)
- Active participle: مُمَدِّن‎ (mumaddin)
- Passive participle: مُمَدَّن‎ (mumaddan)
Form V: تَمَدَّنَ‎ (tamaddana, “to become civilized, to become urbanized”)
- Verbal noun: تَمَدُّن‎ (tamaddun)
- Active participle: مُتَمَدِّن‎ (mutamaddin)
- Passive participle: مُتَمَدَّن‎ (mutamaddan)

Proper nouns

اَلْمَدِينَة‎ (al-madīna, “Medina”)
اَلْمَدَائِن‎ (al-madāʔin, “Al-Mada'in”) in Iraq

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