Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
مدن
Parts of Speech
Noun (27×)
Qur'an Occurrences
27 times across 15 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root مدن across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root مَدَنَ (madana) relates to dwelling in a city or being urbanized. A "madīnah" is a city.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: m-d-n
Listen: ٱلْمَدِينَةِ 63:8
Root letters: م — د — ن

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

All word forms derived from the root مدن as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 27×

Concordance — 27 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root مدن appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (27)

Noun (27 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:84 Noun
۞ وَإِلَىٰ مَدۡیَنَ أَخَاهُمۡ شُعَیۡبࣰاۚ قَالَ یَـٰقَوۡمِ ٱعۡبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَـٰهٍ غَیۡرُهُۥۖ وَلَا تَنقُصُوا۟ ٱلۡمِكۡیَالَ وَٱلۡمِیزَانَۖ إِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰكُم بِخَیۡرࣲ وَإِنِّیۤ أَخَافُ عَلَیۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ یَوۡمࣲ مُّحِیطࣲ ۝٨٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah ; you have no deity other than Him. And do not decrease from the measure and the scale. Indeed, I see you in prosperity, but indeed, I fear for you the punishment of an all-encompassing Day
Hud 11:95 Noun
كَأَن لَّمۡ یَغۡنَوۡا۟ فِیهَاۤۗ أَلَا بُعۡدࣰا لِّمَدۡیَنَ كَمَا بَعِدَتۡ ثَمُودُ ۝٩٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): As if they had never prospered therein. Then, away with Madyan as Thamud was taken away
Joseph 12:30 Noun
۞ وَقَالَ نِسۡوَةࣱ فِی ٱلۡمَدِینَةِ ٱمۡرَأَتُ ٱلۡعَزِیزِ تُرَ ٰوِدُ فَتَىٰهَا عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦۖ قَدۡ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّاۖ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰهَا فِی ضَلَـٰلࣲ مُّبِینࣲ ۝٣٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And women in the city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her [to be] in clear error."
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:67 Noun
وَجَاۤءَ أَهۡلُ ٱلۡمَدِینَةِ یَسۡتَبۡشِرُونَ ۝٦٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the people of the city came rejoicing
The Cave 18:19 Noun
وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ بَعَثۡنَـٰهُمۡ لِیَتَسَاۤءَلُوا۟ بَیۡنَهُمۡۚ قَالَ قَاۤىِٕلࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡۖ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثۡنَا یَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ یَوۡمࣲۚ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثۡتُمۡ فَٱبۡعَثُوۤا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمۡ هَـٰذِهِۦۤ إِلَى ٱلۡمَدِینَةِ فَلۡیَنظُرۡ أَیُّهَاۤ أَزۡكَىٰ طَعَامࣰا فَلۡیَأۡتِكُم بِرِزۡقࣲ مِّنۡهُ وَلۡیَتَلَطَّفۡ وَلَا یُشۡعِرَنَّ بِكُمۡ أَحَدًا ۝١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one another. Said a speaker from among them, "How long have you remained [here]?" They said, "We have remained a day or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord is most knowing of how long you remained. So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the city and let him look to which is the best of food and bring you provision from it and let him be cautious. And let no one be aware of you

Derived Forms (5)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْمَدِينَةِ lmadiynahi Noun 13×
مَدْيَنَ madyana Noun
ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ lmadaāini Noun
ٱلْمَدِينَةَ lmadiynaha Noun
لِّمَدْيَنَ limadyana Noun