مَدِينَةMedina

Example sentences

• 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.

  From: The Night of the Migration →

• 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.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →

• 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'.

  From: Permissible Laughter and Conduct →