مدني

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 […]

     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

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