different between tomb vs medina
tomb
English
Etymology
From Middle English tombe, toumbe, borrowed from Old French tombe, from Latin tumba from Ancient Greek ?????? (túmbos, “a sepulchral mound, tomb, grave”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *tewh?- (“to swell”).
The verb is from Middle English tomben.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /tu?m/?
- (US) IPA(key): /tum/
- Rhymes: -u?m
Noun
tomb (plural tombs)
- A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
- A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave.
- One who keeps secrets.
- 1912 Constance Garnett (tr.), Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Brothers Karamazov (1880) Book III, chapter 4
- I never told anyone about it. You're the first, except Ivan, of course—Ivan knows everything. He knew about it long before you. But Ivan's a tomb.
- 1912 Constance Garnett (tr.), Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Brothers Karamazov (1880) Book III, chapter 4
Derived terms
- disentomb
- entomb
- tombstone
Descendants
- ? Irish: tuama
- ? Maori: toma
Translations
Verb
tomb (third-person singular simple present tombs, present participle tombing, simple past and past participle tombed)
- (transitive) To bury.
Catalan
Etymology
From tombar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /?tomp/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?tom/
- Homophone: tom (Central)
Noun
tomb m (plural tombs)
- turn (change of direction)
- turn, twist (movement around an axis)
- turn (change of temperament or circumstance)
- walk, stroll
Derived terms
- venir a tomb
Further reading
- “tomb” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Middle English
Noun
tomb (plural tombes)
- Alternative form of tombe (“tomb”)
tomb From the web:
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medina
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ????????? (mad?na, “town, city”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /m??di?n?/
Noun
medina (plural medinas)
- The traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town.
- Although Hicham usually worked in the new town, he still lived in the medina.
Translations
See also
- Medina
Anagrams
- Damien, Eidman, Maiden, Manide, Median, Midean, aidmen, demain, maenid, maiden, mained, median, meidan
Spanish
Noun
medina f (plural medinas)
- medina
medina From the web:
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- what medina good for
- what medina county parks are open
- what medina ny zip code
- what medina stands for
- medina what does it mean
- medina what to do
- medina what to see
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