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6.5 *khina* "other" — one useful irregular

6 · Adjectives — describing things · a plain-language guide to Assyrian (Sureth) grammar

The everyday word khina "other, another" drops its n in the feminine:

So "another man" is nasha khina, "another woman" bakhta khita, "other people" nashe khine. Worth memorizing because you'll reach for "other" often.

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