Etymology

oshana

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Today it means: A kind of seasonally inundated depression, particularly in Namibia's Oshana Region. Full definition →

Kwanyama oshana
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oshana · noun1

  1. Kwanyama · borrowed fromoshana
  2. English todayoshana

From Kwanyama oshana.

Oshana · proper noun2

  1. Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · borrowed fromܐܘܫܥܢܐ“Hosanna”
  2. English todayOshana

Borrowed from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܫܥܢܐ (ʾōšaʿnā, “Hosanna”); this surname is predominantly found among the Assyrian community of Iraq.

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