dava ܕܵܘܵܐ
dava is the Assyrian word for gold — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- gold; gold coin
Forms
| Plural | dave |
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Examples
mashkel iii b-miyyet dava
ܡܵܫܩܸܠ ܐܝܼܝܼܝܼ ܒ ܡܝܼܝܝܸܬ ܕܵܘܵܐ
to gild, to plate with gold
kulle shkeltela b-miyyet dava
ܟܘ̣ܠܠܸܐ ܫܩܸܠܬܸܠܵܐ ܒ ܡܝܼܝܝܸܬ ܕܵܘܵܐ
It is all plated with gold
etvalun raba dave
ܐܸܬܘܵܠܘ̣ܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܕܵܘܸܐ
They had many gold pieces
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 140.
Practice dava in hamzem — free