ܐܘܫܥܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשַׁע נָא (hōsha‘ nā, “please save”).

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
a surname 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: osanna, hosanna
- → 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