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sunkana ܣܘ̣ܢܩܵܢܵܐ

sunkana is the Assyrian word for need, livelihood — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

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Meaning

  1. need, livelihood

Forms

Pluralsunkane

Examples

lakhmet sunkanan
ܠܵܚܡܸܬ ܣܘ̣ܢܩܵܢܵܢ
our daily bread
sunkane palutuva b-do yulpane
ܣܘ̣ܢܩܵܢܹ ܦܵܠܘ̣ܛܘ̣ܘܵܐ ܒ ܕܘ̇ ܝܘ̣ܠܦܵܢܹ
They made their livelihood by their educa-tion

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 280.

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