| Eastern Syriac : | ܡܝܼܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ |
| Western Syriac : | ܡܺܝܛܪܳܦܽܘܠܺܝܛܳܐ |
| Eastern phonetic : | miṭ ra po: ' li: ta: |
| Category : | noun |
| [Religion] | |
| English : | a metropolitan ( a high ranking member of clergy just below the Patriarch) |
| French : | un métropolite (membre éminent du clergé juste en dessous du Patriarche) |
| Dialect : | Urmiah |
Note: This word is of Greek origin. μητρόπολις (metropolis).