Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܓܪܕ ܕܫܡܝܐ

Etymology

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Calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑrːedː‿ʃmaj.jɑː]

Noun

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ܓܵܪܹܕ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ (gārēd šmayyām sg (plural ܓܵܪ̈ܕܲܝ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ (gārday šmayyā))

  1. (architecture) skyscraper (very tall building with large number of floors)
    ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܣܵܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܵܪ̈ܕܲܝ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܣܪܝܼ ܡܸܕܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ
    minyānā bēsāqā min gārday šmayyā lˁil min ˁisrī midyārē gāw ārišḵāytā
    A growing number of skyscrapers over twenty stories high in the capital.