English
al-Mada'in
Al-Mada'in comes from Arabic اَلْمَدَائِن.
- Arabicc. 500–presentاَلْمَدَائِنliterally ‘The Cities’
- Englishtodayal-Mada'in
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentاَلْمَدَائِنliterally ‘The Cities’
- Englishtodayal-Mada'in
Every English word from Arabic اَلْمَدَائِن
Today it means
name An historical Sassanian Persian metropolis on the Tigris between the ancient royal centers of Ctesiphon and Seleucia-on-Tigris.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic اَلْمَدَائِن / al-Mada'in