مَدِينَة Medina in Arabic
مَدِينَة is how you say “Medina” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فصل لما بَايع الرَّسُول أهل الْعقبَة أَمر أَصْحَابه بِالْهِجْرَةِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَة
When the Messenger pledged allegiance with the people of Aqabah, he instructed his companions to migrate to Medina.
الْمَدِينَةِ Medina
In the genitive after 'to', definite — the City. The goal of the migration.
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وَكَانَ أُمَيَّةُ إِذَا مَرَّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ نَزَلَ عَلَى سَعْدِ،
Whenever Umayya passed by the city, he would stay with Sa'd.
بِالْمَدِينَةِ by the city
The bi- marks passing *by/through* and the al- makes the place definite; bi- also forces it into the 'of' (genitive) shape. Together they fix the recurring route through that particular town.
أَنشَدَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ التَّمِيمِيُّ قَاضِيُ الْمَدِينَةِ
Muhammad ibn Imran al-Tamimi, the judge of the city, recited.
الْمَدِينَةِ the city
The al- makes this definite, 'the' city, and it closes the 'judge of...' pairing as its owner. Sitting in the owned-by slot, it carries the genitive 'of' ending, locking the two words into the title 'judge of the city'.