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tavana ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ

tavana is the Assyrian word for strong, fast man — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

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Meaning

  1. strong, fast man

Forms

Pluraltavane
Femininetavanta

Examples

mudile o-mendi bush tavana gu-dunye?
ܡܘ̣ܕܝܼܠܸܐ ܐܘ̇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܒܘ̣ܫ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܓܘ̣ ܕܘ̣ܢܝܸܐ؟
What is the fastest thing in the world

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 312.

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