ܡܕܝܢܬ ܦܘܪܓܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Arabic مَدِينَة تَرْفِيهِيَّة (madīna tarfīhiyya, literally “recreational city”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ ܦܘܼܪܓܵܝܵܐ • (mḏīnat purgāyā) f sg (plural ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ ܦܘܼܪܓܵܝܵܐ (mḏīnāṯ purgāyā))
- amusement park, theme park
- Synonym: ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ݂ ܒܘܼܣܵܡܵܐ (mḏīnaṯ bussāmā)
- ܪܟ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ݂ ܦܘܼܪܓܵܝܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܒܘܼܣܵܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ.
- rḵāḇā ˁal gīḡlā rabbā gāw mḏīnaṯ purgāyā yatīr īlēh bussāmā min madraštā.
- A ride on a ferris wheel in an amusement park is more fun than school.