IshGen 186:22 :ܒܒܘܣܛܪܐ ܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܣ ܕܐܪܒܝܐ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ‏ : Bostra, the metropolis city of the Arabs in Trans-Jordania
See the entire entry for meṭrōpālīs n.m. metropolis