Gender Feminine Usage Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh, Avar, Chechen Scripts Мадина(Tajik, Uzbek, Avar, Chechen) Мәдина(Kazakh) Pronounced Pron. /ma.di.ˈna/(Tajik Persian) Meaning & History From the name of the city of Medina, Arabic المدينة (al-Madīna), which means "the city". The Saudi city is considered an Islamic holy site because the Prophet Muhammad was based there for a period.