ܡܕܝܢܬ ܦܘܪܓܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܡܕܝܢܬ ܦܘܪܓܝܐ

Etymology

Calque of Arabic مَدِينَة تَرْفِيهِيَّة‎ (madīna tarfīhiyya, literally “recreational city”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [məðiːnaθ.‿pur.ɡɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ ܦܘܼܪܓܵܝܵܐ‎ • (mḏīnat purgāyā) f sg (plural ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ ܦܘܼܪܓܵܝܵܐ (mḏīnāṯ purgāyā))

  1. amusement park, theme park
    Synonym: ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ݂ ܒܘܼܣܵܡܵܐ‎ (mḏīnaṯ busāmā)
    ‏ܪܟ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ݂ ܦܘܼܪܓܵܝܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܒܘܼܣܵܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ.‎‎
    rḵāḇā ʿal giḡlā rabbā gāw mḏīnaṯ purgāyā yatir īlēh busāmā min madraštā.
    A ride on a ferris wheel in an amusement park is more fun than school.
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