cities

43 occurrences across 5 Arabic/Persian roots

م- د- ن

(m-d-n) — city; cities; civilization

“cities” accounts for 23 of 90 occurrences of this root (26%)

Forms seen

مدائن ×9 المدن ×3 مداین ×2 مَدائِنِ ×2 لمدن ×1 مدینة ×1 مدينة ×1 مدائن، ×1 وَمَدائِنِ ×1 مَدَائِنِ ×1 مَدينَةٍ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

city 54% cities 26% great city 3% citadels 3% habitation 2% civilization 2% word 1% tabernacle 1% persian 1% native city 1% medina 1% infinite wonders 1% everlasting cities 1% cities of thy justice 1%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: مدائن: The cities gleaningsGWB §273: مداین: Cities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: مدائن: cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: مَدائِنِ: of the cities tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: مَدينَةٍ: cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: المدن: cities gleaningsGWB §290: مدینة: cities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: مدائن،: cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: وَمَدائِنِ: cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: مدائن: cities gleaningsGWB §31: مدينة: cities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: مدائن: Cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: مَدَائِنِ: of the cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: مدائن: the cities gleaningsGWB §428: المدن: the cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: مَدائِنِ: of the cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: مدائن: cities gleaningsGWB §495: مداین: the cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: مدائن: cities gleaningsGWB §720: المدن: cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: لمدن: unto the cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: مدائن: of the Cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: مدائن: cities

ب- ل- د

(b-l-d) — city; lands; land

“cities” accounts for 14 of 54 occurrences of this root (26%)

Forms seen

بلادک ×3 البلاد ×2 بِلادِكَ ×2 بلاد ×1 بلاده ×1 البلاد... ×1 البِلادِ ×1 البِلادِ، ×1 البِلادَ ×1 بِلا ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

city 26% cities 26% earth 7% land 6% countries 6% nations and kingdoms 4% dominions 4% world 2% whole world 2% western countries 2% territories 2% soil 2% sacred city 2% realms 2% one country to another 2% neighbor 2% nations 2% lofty 2% land to land 2%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: بلادک: cities gleaningsGWB §183: البلاد...: cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: البِلادِ: cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: البلاد: cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: البِلادِ،: of cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: بلاد: cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: بِلادِكَ: in Thy cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: بلادک: Thy cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: بِلادِكَ: of Thy cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: بلاده: His cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: البِلادَ: Thy cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: بلادک: cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: بِلا: Thy cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: البلاد: of the cities

د- و- ر

(d-w-r) — in; far; lands

“cities” accounts for 2 of 54 occurrences of this root (4%)

Forms seen

الدّيار ×1 الدِّيارِ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

far 9% in 6% lands 4% land 4% homes 4% countries 4% cities 4% would 2% the 2% strayed from 2% strayed far from 2% still so far removed 2% standard-bearer 2% remote 2% realm 2% paraded 2% land of 2% kindliness 2% kept remote 2% hurried 2% how far 2% have grievously failed to 2% hath borne round 2% hath been made to revolve 2% hath been borne round 2% habitation 2% from 2% far from 2% evil 2% eschew 2% divest 2% dispensation 2% direction 2% digressed 2% cycle 2% constantinople 2% city 2% borne round 2% be so far 2% away 2% at 2% astray 2% age 2%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: الدّيار: of cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: الدِّيارِ: Thy cities

ش- ه- ر

(sh-h-r) — city; famous; month

“cities” accounts for 2 of 40 occurrences of this root (5%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

city 18% well-known 10% widely known 5% well known 5% reputed 5% months 5% month 5% fame 5% cities 5% year, and every month 3% two whole months 3% spread throughout the 3% spread abroad 3% sacred month 3% revealed and manifest 3% reputation 3% renowned 3% renown 3% radiance thou hast 3% place 3% of 3% known as karbilá’i 3% better known 3% allowances 3%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: شهرها: the cities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: شهرها: cities

د- ي- ن

(d-y-n) — religion; religions; city

“cities” accounts for 2 of 64 occurrences of this root (3%)

Forms seen

مداین ×1 مَدائِنِ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

faith 39% religion 13% religions 8% city 6% cities 3% world and the cities 2% true faith 2% sincere in the faith 2% revelation 2% reckoning 2% piety 2% peoples of all religions 2% muḥammadan faith 2% medina 2% holy and shining city 2% great city 2% god’s faith 2% faiths 2% destitute 2% debts 2% dayyan 2% cause 2% are the cities 2% all-glorious faith 2% adornment 2%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §299: مداین: the Cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: مَدائِنِ: of the cities

See Also

Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: