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Medinaceli

town in the province of Soriavilla de la provincia de Soria

Comes from Arabic

مَدِينَة سَالِم

madīnat sālim

“the city of Sālim (a personal name)”«la ciudad de Sālim (nombre de persona)»

Arabic today says

مَدِينَة سَالِم

madīnat sālim

And it still does

Root

م د ن

m-d-n

The article

It came in without the article.

The story

It was a stronghold on the Andalusi frontier; Almanzor died there in 1002. Sālim became -celi.Fue plaza fuerte de la frontera andalusí; allí murió Almanzor en 1002. Sālim se convirtió en -celi.

In a sentence

Medinaceli conserva un arco romano.

Medinaceli still has a Roman arch.

مَا زَالَ في مَدِينَة سَالِم قَوْس رُومَانِيّ.

More words from the root م د ن

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