ܡܛܪܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܛܪܘ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [meːtˤroː]

Noun

ܡܹܛܪܘܿ • (mēṭrō) m (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.

Derived terms

• ܡܲܟܠܝܵܐ ܕܡܹܛܪܘܿ (maklyā d-mēṭro, “subway/metro station”)