שושנה

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
שׁ־שׁ־ן (š-š-n)

Ultimately from Egyptian

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(zšn); compare Coptic ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ (šōšen).

Pronunciation
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Noun

שׁוֹשַׁנָּה • (shoshaná) f (plural indefinite שׁוֹשַׁנִּים, singular construct שׁוֹשַׁנַּת־, plural construct שׁוֹשַׁנֵּי־)

  1. lily
  2. rose

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָרוּחוֹת (shoshanát haruḥót) (wind rose)
  • שׁוֹשַׁנַּת יָם (shoshanát yam) (sea anemone)
  • שׁוֹשַׁנַּת יְרִיחוֹ (shoshanát yeriḥó) (leishmaniasis, rose of Jericho)
  • שׁוֹשַׁנַּת מַיִם (shoshanát máyim) (water lily)

Proper noun

שׁוֹשַׁנָּה • (shoshána) f

  1. a female given name, Shoshana, equivalent to English Susan

Descendants
  • → English: Shoshana
  • → French: Chochana
  • → Ancient Greek: Σουσάννα (Sousánna) (see there for further descendants)
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