Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܛܪܐܢ (meṭrān).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mutˤ.raːn/, /mitˤ.raːn/, /matˤ.raːn/

Noun

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مُطْرَان or مِطْرَان or مَطْرَان (muṭrān or miṭrān or maṭrānm (plural مَطَارِنَة (maṭārina) or مَطَارِين (maṭārīn))

  1. (Christianity) metropolitan bishop, metropolitan, archbishop
    Meronym: أُسْقُف (ʔusquf)

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