tanna

[ Sephardic Hebrew tah-nah; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tah-nah ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

, plural tan·na·im [tah-nah-, eem, tah-, nah, -im].

1. one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.

Other Words From

• tan·na·i·tic [tah-n, uh, -, it, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tanna¹

First recorded in 1725–30; < Hebrew tannā “teacher,” from Aramaic tĕnā “to repeat, learn, teach”

Example Sentences

A panel made up of the station’s presenters Haroon Rashid, Nikita Kanda, Gagan Grewal and Nadia Ali, plus industry experts Asim Burney, Amrita Tanna, and Karan Pangali chose the shortlist.

From BBC

After one of the most intense cyclones in world history tore through the Pacific island of Tanna in Vanuatu, new research led by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa showed the resilience of the island's forests.

From Science Daily

In March 2015, Cyclone Pam touched down on the island of Tanna as the strongest Pacific island cyclone in history at the time.

From Science Daily

A new study published on February 29 in the journal Science of the Total Environment has documented the remarkable recovery of Tanna's forests after Cyclone Pam.

From Science Daily

"Compared to cyclones on other Pacific Islands, Pam caused relatively low levels of severe damage to Tanna's trees," said UH Manoa School of Life Sciences Professor Tamara Ticktin and lead author on the paper.

From Science Daily