Yathrib

/ (ˈjæθrɪb) /

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noun

the ancient Arabic name for Medina

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Words nearby Yathrib

Yasna, Yastrzemski, yataghan, ya-ta-ta, yate, Yathrib, yatter, Yauco, yaud, yauld, Yaunde

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How to use Yathrib in a sentence

Hardly, however, had he proceeded further, when he received the sad intelligence that the people of Yathrib had killed his son.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
In consequence of another war between the same tribes, the Jews again rose to importance in Yathrib.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
About this time the Jews of Yathrib fell into strife with the neighboring tribes of Arabia.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
He encamped near Yathrib, and invited the Jewish chiefs to visit him.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

On the way he fell in with some pilgrims from Yathrib, or Medina, and to them he unfolded his revelations.
The Days of Mohammed|Anna May Wilson