tanna

[tah-nah, tah-nah]

noun

(often initial capital letter)

plural

tannaim 

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 Word Forms

• tannaitic 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

At a press conference on the side of a volcano on Tanna island, one of 80 plus in the Vanuatu archipelago, Marles emphasised the "shared destiny" of the two countries.

From BBC

The group of women who founded Lijjat - Jaswantiben Jamnadas Poppat, Parvatiben Ramdas Thodani, Ujamben Narandas Kundalia, Banuben N Tanna, Laguben Amritlal Gokani, Jayaben V Vithalani and Diwaliben Lukka - were in their 20s and 30s, living in a crowded tenement in Mumbai and looking for ways to support their families.

From BBC

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