How to pronounce hosanna

The word hosanna (Latin osanna, Greek ὡσαννά, hōsanná) is from Hebrew הושיעה־נא, הושיעה נא hôšîʿâ-nā and related to Aramaic ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ (ʾōshaʿnā) meaning ‘save, rescue, savior’. In the Hebrew Bible it is used only in verses such as “help” or “save, I pray” (Psalms 118:25).

Hosanna: 1. an interjection used as an exclamation of praise, especially of God; 2. a noun referring to an expression of fervent or worshipful praise; 3. The initial h is sometimes capitalized—as in the Los Angeles Times example—but most publications treat it as a common noun.