Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

al-mada'in

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al--mada'in
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An historical Sassanian Persian metropolis on the Tigris between the ancient royal centers of Ctesiphon and Seleucia-on-Tigris.

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْمَدَائِن (al-madāʔin, literally “The Cities”) (plural of مَدِينَة (madīna)), calque of the Aramaic name.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: اَلْمَدَائِن, م د ن

Questions

What does al-mada'in mean?: An historical Sassanian Persian metropolis on the Tigris between the ancient royal centers of Ctesiphon and Seleucia-on-Tigris.
Where does al-mada'in come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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