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civil in Arabic

مَدَنِيّ
Pronunciation
madaniyy
Arabizi
madany
Type
adjective
Root
د ن ي

How to use it

The adjective civil (madaniyy) describes anything related to citizens, society or public affairs, such as civil law or civil rights. It is used with masculine nouns; the feminine form is madaniyya (مَدَنِيَّة).

Example sentences

  • مَدِينَةٌ مَدَنِيَّةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ.

    madīnaẗun madaniyyatun jamīlatun.

    The city is a beautiful civil town.

  • يَجِبُ أَنْ يَتَحَلَّى الْمُواطِنُونَ بِالسُّلُوكِ الْمَدَنِيِّ.

    yajibu ʾan yataḥallaá al‑muwāṭinūna bis‑sulūki al‑madaniyyi.

    Citizens should behave with civil conduct.

  • قَانُونٌ مَدَنِيٌّ يُنَظِّمُ العَلاقَاتِ بَيْنَ الأَشْخَاصِ.

    qānūnun madaniyyun yunazzimu al‑ʿalāqāti bayna al‑ashkhāṣi.

    A civil law regulates relationships between people.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Civil Society

الوصف العام

Civil aviation

سابعا - الطيران المدني

Civil airlines

الخطوط الجوية المدنية()

J. Civil affairs

ياء - الشؤون المدنية

Europe’s Civil War

الحرب الأهلية في أوروبا

Civil administration

الإدارة المدنية

Civil Society Unbound

مجتمع مدني بلا قيود

Civil Affairs Section

مكتب كبير الموظفين الإداريين

Civil-military relations

العلاقات المدنية - العسكرية

Civil-military cooperation

التعاون المدني والعسكري

Civil Engineering Components

مكونات الهندسة المدنية

The Somali Civil War is an ongoing civil war taking place in Somalia.

الحرب الأهلية الصومالية هي حرب مسلحة بدأت في الصومال عام 1991.

Questions and answers

Is madaniyy used for "civilian"?

No. For "civilian" we use مَدَنِيّ (as a noun) or مُدَنِّيّ. "Madaniyy" is the adjective.

Can I use madaniyy with a plural noun?

Yes, the adjective does not change; it agrees only in gender, not number.

Related words and expressions

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