مدني

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.da.nijj/

Adjective

مَدَنِيّ • (madaniyy) m, feminine مَدَنِيَّة‎ (madaniyya), masculine plural مَدَنِيُّون‎ (madaniyyūn), feminine plural مَدَنِيَّات‎ (madaniyyāt)

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

Declension
Declension of adjective مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَدَنِي
madanī		 الْمَدَنِي‎
al-madanī		 مَدَنِيَّة‎
madaniyya		 الْمَدَنِيَّة‎
al-madaniyya
Nominative مَدَنِيٌّ
madaniyyun		 الْمَدَنِيُّ‎
al-madaniyyu		 مَدَنِيَّةٌ‎
madaniyyatun		 الْمَدَنِيَّةُ‎
al-madaniyyatu
Accusative مَدَنِيًّا‎
madaniyyan		 الْمَدَنِيَّ‎
al-madaniyya		 مَدَنِيَّةً‎
madaniyyatan		 الْمَدَنِيَّةَ‎
al-madaniyyata
Genitive مَدَنِيٍّ
madaniyyin		 الْمَدَنِيِّ‎
al-madaniyyi		 مَدَنِيَّةٍ‎
madaniyyatin		 الْمَدَنِيَّةِ‎
al-madaniyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَدَنِيَّيْن‎
madaniyyayn		 الْمَدَنِيَّيْن‎
al-madaniyyayn		 مَدَنِيَّتَيْن‎
madaniyyatayn		 الْمَدَنِيَّتَيْن‎
al-madaniyyatayn
Nominative مَدَنِيَّانِ‎
madaniyyāni		 الْمَدَنِيَّانِ‎
al-madaniyyāni		 مَدَنِيَّتَانِ‎
madaniyyatāni		 الْمَدَنِيَّتَانِ‎
al-madaniyyatāni
Accusative مَدَنِيَّيْنِ‎
madaniyyayni		 الْمَدَنِيَّيْنِ‎
al-madaniyyayni		 مَدَنِيَّتَيْنِ‎
madaniyyatayni		 الْمَدَنِيَّتَيْنِ‎
al-madaniyyatayni
Genitive مَدَنِيَّيْنِ‎
madaniyyayni		 الْمَدَنِيَّيْنِ‎
al-madaniyyayni		 مَدَنِيَّتَيْنِ‎
madaniyyatayni		 الْمَدَنِيَّتَيْنِ‎
al-madaniyyatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَدَنِيِّين‎
madaniyyīn		 الْمَدَنِيِّين‎
al-madaniyyīn		 مَدَنِيَّات‎
madaniyyāt		 الْمَدَنِيَّات‎
al-madaniyyāt
Nominative مَدَنِيُّونَ‎
madaniyyūna		 الْمَدَنِيُّونَ‎
al-madaniyyūna		 مَدَنِيَّاتٌ‎
madaniyyātun		 الْمَدَنِيَّاتُ‎
al-madaniyyātu
Accusative مَدَنِيِّينَ‎
madaniyyīna		 الْمَدَنِيِّينَ‎
al-madaniyyīna		 مَدَنِيَّاتٍ‎
madaniyyātin		 الْمَدَنِيَّاتِ‎
al-madaniyyāti
Genitive مَدَنِيِّينَ‎
madaniyyīna		 الْمَدَنِيِّينَ‎
al-madaniyyīna		 مَدَنِيَّاتٍ‎
madaniyyātin		 الْمَدَنِيَّاتِ‎
al-madaniyyāti

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

Noun

مَدَنِيّ • (madaniyy) m, plural مَدَنِيُّون‎ (madaniyyūn), feminine مَدَنِيَّة‎ (madaniyya)

  1. urbanite, city dweller
  2. citizen
  3. civilian
    • ‏أَفَادَ مُرَاسِلُ ٱلْجَزِيرَةِ فِي حَلَبَ […] بِمَقْتَلِ 61 مَدَنِيًّا […] ‎[1]
      ʾafāda 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
Declension of noun مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَدَنِي
madanī		 الْمَدَنِي‎
al-madanī		 مَدَنِي
madanī
Nominative مَدَنِيٌّ
madaniyyun		 الْمَدَنِيُّ‎
al-madaniyyu		 مَدَنِيُّ
madaniyyu
Accusative مَدَنِيًّا‎
madaniyyan		 الْمَدَنِيَّ‎
al-madaniyya		 مَدَنِيَّ
madaniyya
Genitive مَدَنِيٍّ
madaniyyin		 الْمَدَنِيِّ‎
al-madaniyyi		 مَدَنِيِّ
madaniyyi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَدَنِيَّيْن‎
madaniyyayn		 الْمَدَنِيَّيْن‎
al-madaniyyayn		 مَدَنِيَّيْ‎
madaniyyay
Nominative مَدَنِيَّانِ‎
madaniyyāni		 الْمَدَنِيَّانِ‎
al-madaniyyāni		 مَدَنِيَّا‎
madaniyyā
Accusative مَدَنِيَّيْنِ‎
madaniyyayni		 الْمَدَنِيَّيْنِ‎
al-madaniyyayni		 مَدَنِيَّيْ‎
madaniyyay
Genitive مَدَنِيَّيْنِ‎
madaniyyayni		 الْمَدَنِيَّيْنِ‎
al-madaniyyayni		 مَدَنِيَّيْ‎
madaniyyay
Plural sound masculine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَدَنِيِّين‎
madaniyyīn		 الْمَدَنِيِّين‎
al-madaniyyīn		 مَدَنِيِّي‎
madaniyyī
Nominative مَدَنِيُّونَ‎
madaniyyūna		 الْمَدَنِيُّونَ‎
al-madaniyyūna		 مَدَنِيُّو‎
madaniyyū
Accusative مَدَنِيِّينَ‎
madaniyyīna		 الْمَدَنِيِّينَ‎
al-madaniyyīna		 مَدَنِيِّي‎
madaniyyī
Genitive مَدَنِيِّينَ‎
madaniyyīna		 الْمَدَنِيِّينَ‎
al-madaniyyīna		 مَدَنِيِّي‎
madaniyyī

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