# فِي ٱللُّغَةِ ٱلْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةِ:
### Etymology

From techno- hi-tech, computerised (back-formation from words such as technology) + قالب:Gr. -polis city + -es English postsibilant pluralising suffix.

### لفظ

* أصد: /tɛkˈnɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/

### اسم

technopolises ج.
* صِيغَةُ جَمْعٍ مُفْرَدُهَا technopolis
** 1994: David V. Gibson & Everett M. Rogers, R & D Collaboration on Trial: The Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, p179
    “Techno” reflects an emphasis on technology; “polis” is Greek for city-state and suggests a balance between public and private sectors. The plural form of the word “polis” is “poleis”; therefore, we use the plural “technopoleis” rather than “technopolises” or “technopoli”.