שושנה

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
שׁ־שׁ־ן (š-š-n)

Ultimately from Egyptian

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S
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(zšn); compare Coptic ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ (šōšen).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (shoshanáf (plural indefinite שׁוֹשַׁנִּים, singular construct שׁוֹשַׁנַּת־, plural construct שׁוֹשַׁנֵּי־)

  1. lily
  2. rose

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Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (shoshánaf

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

Descendants[edit]

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