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al-Mada'in

al-Mada'in proper noun: an historical Sassanian Persian metropolis on the Tigris between the ancient royal centers of Ctesiphon and Seleucia-on-Tigris.

Proper noun

al-Mada'in

  1. An historical Sassanian Persian metropolis on the Tigris between the ancient royal centers of Ctesiphon and Seleucia-on-Tigris.

al-Mada'in meaning in Bengali and Arabic

al-Mada'in in Bengali

Translations
আল-মদাইন al-môdain

al-Mada'in in Arabic

Translations
اَلْمَدَائِن al-madāʔin

Origin of al-Mada'in

From Arabic اَلْمَدَائِن (al-madāʔin, literally “The Cities”) (plural of مَدِينَة (madīna)), calque of the Aramaic name.

Questions about al-Mada'in

What does al-Mada'in mean?
Al-Mada'in means an historical Sassanian Persian metropolis on the Tigris between the ancient royal centers of Ctesiphon and Seleucia-on-Tigris.
What is al-Mada'in in Bengali?
Al-Mada'in in Bengali is আল-মদাইন (al-môdain). See Al-Mada'in meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is al-Mada'in?
Al-Mada'in is a proper noun.

Words near al-Mada'in in the dictionary

  1. Al-Kharj
  2. al-Khazar
  3. Al-Khums
  4. al-Khwarizmi
  5. Al-Kut
  6. al-Mada'in
  7. al-Moslawi
  8. Al-Nakba
  9. Al-Naqba
  10. Al-Nassr
  11. al-Qaeda

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