dyn / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root dyn: Daniel, medina, Midian.

dyn

To judge.

1.
a. Daniel, from Hebrew dānīʔēl, dānīyēʔl, my judge (is) God (alternatively, God has judged), from dān, a judge, active participle of dān, to judge;;
b. Midian, from Hebrew midyān, place of judgment (sense uncertain), from dān (see above)..
2. medina, from Arabic madīna, city, from Aramaic mədin(t)ā, jurisdiction, district, province, city, from dān, to judge, adjudicate, administer.

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