ܡܛܪܘ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܡܛܪܘ
Etymology
Borrowed from French métro, Clipping of métropolitain (“metropolitan”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [meːtˤroː]
Noun
ܡܹܛܪܘܿ • (mēṭrō) m (uncountable)
- subway, metro, underground (rapid transit railway for people in urban areas)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܡܘܼܕܸܥ ܠܹܗ ܬܸܡܲܠ، ܕܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ ܒܲܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܣܸܪܛܵܐ ܬܠܝܼܬܵܝܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܡܹܛܪܘܿ ܕܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ.
- rēš mdītā mūdiˁ lēh timmal, d-mdīnāyūtā šūrē lāh ḥārāˀīt bannāyūtā d-sirṭā tlītāyā qā mēṭrō d-nīnwē.
- The mayor announced yesterday, that the municipality has finally started the construction of the third line for Nineveh's underground metro.
Derived terms
- ܡܲܟܠܝܵܐ ܕܡܹܛܪܘܿ (maklyā d-mēṭro, “subway/metro station”)
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