shana tova

English

Alternative forms

  • shanah tovah, shanah tova, shana tovah

Etymology

From Hebrew שָׁנָה טוֹבָה (shaná tová, “Happy New Year”, literally “good year”).

Interjection

shana tova

  1. (Judaism) Happy New Year; a common greeting on and around Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
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