ܡܕܝܢܬ ܦܘܪܓܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܕܝܢܬ ܦܘܪܓܝܐ

Etymology

Calque of Arabic مَدِينَة تَرْفِيهِيَّة (madīna tarfīhiyya, literally “recreational city”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məðiːnaθ.‿pur.ɡɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ ܦܘܼܪܓܵܝܵܐ • (mḏīnat purgāyā) f sg (plural ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ ܦܘܼܪܓܵܝܵܐ (mḏīnāṯ purgāyā))

1. 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.