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مَدَنِيّ
civil /ma.da.ˈniːj/
adjectiveB1#2255 most common
Also: civilian, urban
Example sentences
هُوَ رَجُلٌ مَدَنِيّ.
He is a civilian man.
القَانُونُ المَدَنِيُّ مُهِمّ.
Civil law is important.
يَعْمَلُ أَبِي فِي الدِّفَاعِ المَدَنِيّ.
My father works in civil defense.
يُطَالِبُ النَّاسُ بِاحْتِرَامِ الحَقِّ المَدَنِيّ لِكُلِّ مُوَاطِن.
The people demand respect for the civil rights of every citizen.
أَدَّى غِيَابُ الحُكْمِ المَدَنِيّ إِلَى تَوَسُّعِ سُلْطَةِ الجَيْشِ فِي إِدَارَةِ البِلَاد.
The absence of civilian rule led to the expansion of the army's power in running the country.
يَرَى بَعْضُ المُنَظِّرِينَ أَنَّ المُجْتَمَعَ المَدَنِيَّ القَوِيَّ شَرْطٌ لَا غِنَى عَنْهُ لِأَيِّ تَحَوُّلٍ دِيمُقْرَاطِيٍّ رَاسِخ.
Some theorists hold that a strong civil society is an indispensable condition for any durable democratic transition.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَدَنِيٌّ | مَدَنِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | مَدَنِيٍّ | مَدَنِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | مَدَنِيًّا | مَدَنِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يَا مَدَنِيُّ | يَا مَدَنِيُّونَ |
Word family
مَدِينَةcity
مَدَنِيَّةcivilization
تَمَدُّنurbanization, becoming civilized
مُتَمَدِّنcivilized
مَدَّنَto urbanize, to civilize
Etymology
The word is a nisba adjective formed from مَدِينَة (madīna), meaning city. The base noun comes from the Semitic root for a settled, governed place. Over time the adjective broadened from urban to civil and civilian, standing against military and religious spheres.
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