ܣܟܬܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Arabic السِّكَك الْحَدِيدِيَّة (as-sikak al-ḥadīdiyya), itself likely a calque of French chemin de fer

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɪk.tɑː‿əd.prɪz.lɑː]

Noun[edit]

ܣܸܟܬܵܐ ܕܦܪܸܙܠܵܐ (sikkē d-prizlāf (plural ܣܸܟܹ̈ܐ ܕܦܪܸܙܠܵܐ (sikkātē d-prizlā))

  1. railroad, railway, railroad track