مدني

See also: مدنی

Arabic

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

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
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]
    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
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]‎, 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
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