ܐܘܫܥܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשַׁע נָא (hōsha‘ nā, “please save”). The given name follows the tradition of biblical feasts given as male names.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [o.ʃaʕ.nɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [o.ʃaːnɑː]

Interjection

ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ • (ōšaˁnā)

hosanna (cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among Jews and Christians)
- Matthew 21:9:
  ܘܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܘܼܗ‌ܝ ܘܒܵܬ݇ܪܹܗ ܡܲܩܘܘܼܚܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ: «ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܕܵܘܝܼܕ، ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܹܐ݇ܬܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ، ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ ܒܲܡܪ̈ܵܘܡܹܐ».
  w-kinšē d-bēzālā ìwā qamuh‌ w-bārēh maqwuḥē wāw: “ošaʿnā bronā d-dāwīd, brīḵā ìlēh awā d-bētāyā ìlēh b-šimmā d-māryā, ošaʿnā bamrāwmē”.
  Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

Noun

ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ • (ōšaˁnā) m (plural ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܹ̈ܐ (ōšaˁnē))

hosanna
palm or olive branch

Inflection

Inflection of **ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢ (ōšaˁn)	1^st person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܝܼ (ōšaˁnī)		ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܲܢ (ōšaˁnan)
	construct	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢ (ōšaˁn)	2^nd person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܘܼܟ݂ (ōšaˁnōḵ)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ōšaˁnāḵ)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ōšaˁnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ (ōšaˁnā)	3^rd person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܹܗ (ōšaˁnēh)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܗ̇ (ōšaˁnāh)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܗܘܿܢ (ōšaˁnhōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܝܼ̈ܢ (ōšaˁnīn)	1^st person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܝܼ̈ (ōšaˁnī)		ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܲܢ̈ (ōšaˁnan)
	construct	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܲܝ̈ (ōšaˁnay)	2^nd person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ōšaˁnōḵ)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ōšaˁnāḵ)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ōšaˁnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܹ̈ܐ (ōšaˁnē)	3^rd person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ōšaˁnūh)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ōšaˁnōh)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ōšaˁnayhōn)

Derived terms

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁēḏā d-ōšaˁnē, “Palm Sunday”)
ܡܫܲܥܢܸܢ (mšaˁnin, “To cry Hosanna”)

Proper noun

ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ • (ōšaˁnā) m

a male given name, Oshana
a surname, Oshana, transferred from the given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew הוֹשַׁעְ נָא (hōša ʿnā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʔoʃaʕnɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ʔoʃaʕne] (plural)

Interjection

ܐܘܫܥܢܐ • (ʾōšaʿnā)

hosanna

Noun

ܐܘܫܥܢܐ • (ʾōšaʿnā) m (plural ܐܘܫܥܢܐ (ʾōšaʿnē))

hosanna
(in the plural) Palm Sunday
(in the plural, by extension) palm branches

Inflection

Inflection of **ܐܘܫܥܢܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܘܫܥܢ	1^st person	ܐܘܫܥܢܝ		ܐܘܫܥܢܢ
	construct	ܐܘܫܥܢ	2^nd person	ܐܘܫܥܢܟ	ܐܘܫܥܢܟܝ	ܐܘܫܥܢܟܘܢ	ܐܘܫܥܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܘܫܥܢܐ	3^rd person	ܐܘܫܥܢܗ	ܐܘܫܥܢܗ	ܐܘܫܥܢܗܘܢ	ܐܘܫܥܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܘܫܥܢܝܢ	1^st person	ܐܘܫܥܢܝ		ܐܘܫܥܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܘܫܥܢܝ	2^nd person	ܐܘܫܥܢܝܟ	ܐܘܫܥܢܝܟܝ	ܐܘܫܥܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܘܫܥܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܘܫܥܢܐ	3^rd person	ܐܘܫܥܢܘܗܝ	ܐܘܫܥܢܝܗ	ܐܘܫܥܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܘܫܥܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: ὡσαννά (hōsanná)
- Greek: ωσαννά (osanná)
- → Aghwan: 𐕒𐕚𐔰𐕎𐔰 (osana)
- → Gothic: 𐍉𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (ōsanna)
- → Latin: ōsannā, hōsannā
- → Old Armenian: ովսաննայ (ovsannay)
- → Old Georgian: ოსანნა (osanna)
→ Malayalam: ഓശാന (ōśāna)

References

“ˀwšˁnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 5a, 402b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 8b
Sokoloff, Michael (2009), A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 23b