Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مَدِينَةٌ

Root: دين

Full Definition

مَدِينَةٌ A city; syn. مِصْرٌ: so called because had, or held, in possession, or under authority. [See also art. مدن.]
2 أَنَا ٱبْنُ مَدِينَتِهَا means I am he who is acquainted with it; like ابن بَجْدَتِهَا [q. v.].


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