ωσαννά

See also: ὡσαννά

Greek

Etymology

From Hellenistic Koine Greek ὡσαννά (hōsanná), from Aramaic אושענא ('ōsha‘nā), from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשַׁע נָא (hōsha‘ nā, “please save”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.saˈna/
• Hyphenation: ω‧σαν‧νά

Interjection

ωσαννά • (osanná)

1. (Judaism, Christianity) hosanna (cry of praise or adoration to God)

See also

• αμήν (amín, “amen”)

Further reading

• ωσαννά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language