مدينة (madiina) — "city" in Modern Standard Arabic
مدينة
madiina
city
- Topic
- city and transportation
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
"city" in the other dialects
مدينة in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
كَانَتِ الصَّدَاقَةُ قَوِيَّةً بَيْنَ السُّكَّانِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ.
Kaanat al-sadaaqatu qawiyyatan bayna al-sukkani fi al-madiinati.
The friendship was strong among the residents in the city.
ضاع خالد في شوارع المدينة الواسعة وبحث عن شخص ليساعده
daa khalid fi shawaari al madina al wasia wa bahatha an shakhs liyusaidahu
Khalid got lost in the wide city streets and looked for someone to help him.
ذهبت الى مدينة جديدة مساء وكنت ابحث عن فندقي
Dhahabtu ila madinatin jadidatin masaa' wa kuntu abحثu 'an funduqi.
I went to a new city in the evening and was looking for my hotel.
في المساء كنت امشي في المدينة لزيارة السوق
Fi al-masa' kuntu amshi fi al-madina li-ziyarat as-souq.
In the evening, I was walking in the city to visit the market.
from Lost in the City
انا اريد حفلا كبيرا في مدينة جميلة
Ana ureed haflan kabeeran fi madina jamila
I want a big party in a beautiful city.
from Wedding Planning
سلمى تقول لنذهب الى حديقة المدينة
Salma taqul: linadhhab ila hadiqa al-madina.
Salma says: Let's go to the city park.
from Weekend Plan
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