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)
- (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