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)

1. 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))

1. hosanna
2. palm or olive branch

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܝܼ (ōšaˁnī)		ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܲܢ (ōšaˁnan)
	construct	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢ (ōšaˁn)		2nd person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܘܼܟ݂ (ōšaˁnūḵ)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ōšaˁnāḵ)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ōšaˁnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ (ōšaˁnā)		3rd person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܹܗ (ōšaˁnēh)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܗ̇ (ōšaˁnāh)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܗܘܿܢ (ōšaˁnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܝܼ̈ (ōšaˁnī)		ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܲܢ̈ (ōšaˁnan)
	construct	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܲܝ̈ (ōšaˁnay)		2nd person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ōšaˁnūḵ)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ōšaˁnāḵ)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ōšaˁnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܹ̈ܐ (ōšaˁnē)		3rd person	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ōšaˁnūh)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ōšaˁnōh)	ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ōšaˁnhōn)

Derived terms

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

Proper noun

ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ • (ōšaˁnā) m

1. a male given name
2. 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)

1. hosanna

Noun

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

1. hosanna
2. (in the plural) Palm Sunday
3. (in the plural, by extension) palm branches

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܫܥܢܐ

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

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, page 23b