ܣܟܬܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ܣܸܟܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܦܪܸܙܠܵܐ (sikṯā d-prizlāf (plural ܣܸܟܹ̈ܐ ܕܦܪܸܙܠܵܐ (sikkē d-prizlā))

  1. railroad, railway, railroad track