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title: medina — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «medina» in the school dictionary: Medina is a city in Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam, where the Prophet Muhammad lived after moving from Mecca and where he is buried. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# medina

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**Who acts:** Medina, Prophet Muhammad, Muslims, Mosque, Islamic calendar, They · **What happens:** be, live, move, bury, believe, lose · **To what, where:** city, Saudi Arabia, Mecca, Muhammad, name, Medina · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«medina» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [medina in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/medina.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Medina is a city in Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam, where the Prophet Muhammad lived after moving from Mecca and where he is buried.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medina:m1:1
# text = Medina is a city in Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam, where the Prophet Muhammad lived after moving from Mecca and where he is buried.
1	Medina	medina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Saudi	Saudi	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Arabia	Arabia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	_
11	holiest	holey	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Islam	Islam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	20	advmod	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	Prophet	Prophet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Muhammad	Muhammad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
21	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
22	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	advcl	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Mecca	Mecca	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
26	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	29	advmod	_	_
27	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj:pass	_	_
28	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux:pass	_	_
29	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Medina | a city |  | Saudi Arabia |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | past | the Prophet Muhammad |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **move** | gerund | the Prophet Muhammad *not said here* |  |  | Mecca |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from mecca=Trajectory |
| 4 | **bury** | present · passive |  | Muhammad |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A medina is the old walled part of a city in North Africa, such as in Marrakesh or Fez, with narrow streets and markets.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medina:m2:1
# text = A medina is the old walled part of a city in North Africa, such as in Marrakesh or Fez, with narrow streets and markets.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	medina	medina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	_
6	walled	wall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Marrakesh	Marrakesh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	Fez	Fez	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	markets	market	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a medina |  |  |  |  | with narrow streets and markets; wall *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Medina is also a girls' name (a name).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medina:m3:1
# text = Medina is also a girls' name (a name).
1	Medina	medina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Medina | a girls's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad moved from Mecca to Medina in 622.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medina:x1:1
# text = Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad moved from Mecca to Medina in 622.
1	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Prophet	Prophet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Muhammad	Muhammad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Mecca	Mecca	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Medina	Medina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	622	622	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Muslims |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **move** | past | the Prophet Muhammad |  | Medina | Mecca |  | in 622 | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme from mecca=Source to medina=Trajectory in 622=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Medina is a holy city for Muslims.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medina:x2:1
# text = Medina is a holy city for Muslims.
1	Medina	medina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Medina | a holy city |  |  |  | for Muslims | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We got lost in the narrow streets of the medina in Marrakesh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medina:x3:1
# text = We got lost in the narrow streets of the medina in Marrakesh.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	medina	medina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Marrakesh	Marrakesh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past · passive |  | We |  | the narrow streets of the medina in Marrakesh |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The medina sells spices, lamps and carpets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medina:x4:1
# text = The medina sells spices, lamps and carpets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	medina	medina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	spices	spice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	lamps	lamp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	carpets	carpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the medina | spices and lamps and carpets |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spice=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Prophet's Mosque is in Medina.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medina:x5:1
# text = The Prophet's Mosque is in Medina.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Prophet	Prophet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	Mosque	Mosque	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Medina	Medina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mosque |  |  | the Prophet's Medina |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Islamic calendar starts with the journey to Medina.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medina:x6:1
# text = The Islamic calendar starts with the journey to Medina.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	calendar	calendar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Medina	Medina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | the Islamic calendar |  |  |  |  | with the journey to Medina | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with journey=Subeventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They rose from the palace roof, and spread their wings toward Medina.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medina:x7:1
# text = They rose from the palace roof, and spread their wings toward Medina.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Medina	Medina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | past | They |  |  | the palace roof |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from roof=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **spread** | past | They *not said here* | their wings |  |  |  | toward Medina | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wing=Theme |

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