ܓܪܕ ܫܡܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܓܪܕ ܕܫܡܝܐ

Etymology

Calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑrːedː‿ʃmaj.jɑː]

Noun

ܓܵܪܹܕ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ‎ • (gārēd šmayyā) m sg (plural ܓܵܪ̈ܕܲܝ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ‎ (gārday šmayyā))

  1. (architecture) skyscraper (very tall building with large number of floors)
    ‏ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܣܵܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܵܪ̈ܕܲܝ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܣܪܝܼ ܡܸܕܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ‎
    minyānā bēsāqā min gārday šmayyā lˁil min ˁisrī midyārē gāw ārišḵāytā
    A growing number of skyscrapers over twenty stories high in the capital.
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