שושנה
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Root |
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שׁ־שׁ־ן (sh-sh-n) |
Ultimately from Egyptian
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(zšn); compare Coptic ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ (šōšen).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Noun[edit]
שׁוֹשַׁנָּה • (shoshaná) f (plural indefinite שׁוֹשַׁנִּים, singular construct שׁוֹשַׁנַּת־, plural construct שׁוֹשַׁנֵּי־)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- 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[edit]
שׁוֹשַׁנָּה • (shoshána) f
- a female given name, Shoshana, equivalent to English Susan