שושנה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־שׁ־ן (sh-sh-n)

Ultimately from Egyptian

(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

• (lily): שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshán)
• (rose): וֶרֶד (véred)

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)