ܣܟܬܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Calque of Arabic سِكَّة حَدِيد (sikkat ḥadīd), itself a calque of French chemin de fer (literally “way of iron”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɪkkə.θɑː‿dəprɪz.lɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܟܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܦܪܸܙܠܵܐ • (sikṯā d-prizlā) f (plural ܣܸܟܹ̈ܐ ܕܦܪܸܙܠܵܐ (sikkē d-prizlā))

1. railroad, railway, railroad track