Al Madinah
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Al Madinah (for the city in Saudi Arabia)
Madinah
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “the city”). Doublet of Mdina.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /məˈdinə/
==== Proper noun ====
Medina
A major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hijra was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb.
A province of Saudi Arabia.
A city, the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, named for the city in Saudi Arabia.
==== Translations ====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Inherited from Middle English Medine, from Old English medume (“the middle one”).
==== Proper noun ====
Medina
A river, flowing south to north through the centre of the Isle of Wight, England; in full, the River Medina.
A former borough of the Isle of Wight, England.
=== Etymology 3 ===
Borrowed from Spanish Medina.
==== Proper noun ====
Medina
A river in south central Texas, which gives its name to Medina County; in full, the Medina River.
A surname from Spanish.
A female given name transferred from the surname.
===== Derived terms =====
Medina County
Medina del Campo
=== Etymology 4 ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Proper noun ====
Medina
A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
A community in Zorra Township, Ontario, Canada.
A municipality and town in Cundinamarca department, Colombia.
A municipal district of San Cristóbal province, Dominican Republic.
A village in Tolna County, Hungary.
A rural locality in Hurunui district, Canterbury, New Zealand; a short river named the Medina River is nearby.
A municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas.
A city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
A village in Orleans County, New York.
A tiny city in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
A small city in Gibson County, Tennessee.
An unincorporated community in Bandera County, Texas.
A census-designated place in Zapata County, Texas.
A small city in King County, Washington.
An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
An unincorporated community in the town of Dale, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
==== Translations ====
===== See also =====
medina
=== References ===
=== Anagrams ===
Damien, Eidman, Maiden, Manide, Median, Midean, aidmen, demain, maenid, maiden, mained, median, meidan
== Albanian ==
=== Proper noun ===
Medina f
Medina (a major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia; holy to Islam)
Medina (a province of Saudi Arabia)
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈði.nə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [meˈði.na]
=== Proper noun ===
Medina f
Medina (a major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia; holy to Islam)
Medina (a province of Saudi Arabia)
=== Proper noun ===
Medina m or f by sense
a surname
==== Derived terms ====
medinès
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
From Spanish Medina. The municipality in Misamis Oriental is named after Medina-Sidonia in Spain.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: Me‧di‧na
IPA(key): /meˈdina/ [meˈd̪i.n̪ɐ]
=== Proper noun ===
Medina
a surname from Spanish
Medina (a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines)
== Czech ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈmɛɟɪna]
=== Proper noun ===
Medina f (relational adjective medinský)
(rare or archaic) alternative form of Medína:
Medina (a major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia; holy to Islam)
Medina (a province of Saudi Arabia)
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“Medina”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
== German ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
Medina f (genitive Medina, plural Medinas)
medina (old town in North African cities)
==== Declension ====
=== Proper noun ===
Medina n (proper noun, strong, genitive Medinas)
Medina (a major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia; holy to Islam)
Medina (a province of Saudi Arabia)
=== Further reading ===
“Medina” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Medina” in Duden online
“Medina (Stadtteil, Viertel, Gesamtheit)” in Duden online
Medina on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
== Hungarian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈmɛdinɒ]
Hyphenation: Me‧di‧na
Rhymes: -nɒ
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “Medina”, literally “the city”).
==== Proper noun ====
Medina
Medina (a major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia; holy to Islam)
Medina (a province of Saudi Arabia)
===== Declension =====
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Proper noun ====
Medina
a village in Tolna County, Hungary
===== Declension =====
===== Derived terms =====
== Latin ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Almidīna
Yathrēbum (pre-Islamic)
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɛˈdiː.na]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [meˈdiː.na]
=== Proper noun ===
Medīna f sg (genitive Medīnae); first declension
(post-Classical) Medina (Arabic city in modern Saudi Arabia)
==== Declension ====
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Homophone: medina
Hyphenation: Me‧di‧na
=== Proper noun ===
Medina f
Medina (a major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia; holy to Islam)
Medina (a province of Saudi Arabia)
Medina (a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
=== Proper noun ===
Medina m or f
a surname
== Slovak ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈmeɟina]
=== Proper noun ===
Medina f (genitive singular Mediny, declension pattern of žena)
Medina (a major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia; holy to Islam)
Medina (a province of Saudi Arabia)
=== References ===
“Medina”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /meˈdina/ [meˈð̞i.na]
Rhymes: -ina
Syllabification: Me‧di‧na
=== Proper noun ===
Medina ?
Medina (a major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia; holy to Islam)
Medina (a province of Saudi Arabia)
a surname
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish Medina.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /meˈdina/ [mɛˈd̪iː.n̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -ina
Syllabification: Me‧di‧na
=== Proper noun ===
Medina (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜈ)
Medina (a major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia; holy to Islam)
Medina (a province of Saudi Arabia)
Medina (a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines)
a surname from Spanish
==== Statistics ====
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Medina is the 36th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 110,717 individuals.