ܡܛܪܘ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܛܪܘ

Etymology

Borrowed from French métro, Clipping of métropolitain (metropolitan).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܹܛܪܘܿ (mēṭrōm (uncountable)

  1. 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.

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