Musa
Translingual
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Medieval Latin musa, from Arabic مَوْزَة (mawza, “banana”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭅𐭆 (mwc /mōč/), from Sanskrit मोच (moca); see there for more.[1]
Proper noun
editMusa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Musaceae – large tropical herbs, commonly known as banana plants.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Zingiberales – order; Musaceae – family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Musa sect. Callimusa, Musa sect. Ingentimusa, Musa sect. Musa – sections
- Musa × paradisiaca – type species; Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana, Musa basjoo, Musa coccinea, Musa textilis) – selected other species
Coordinate terms
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Blench, Roger (2016), “Things your classics master never told you: a borrowing from Trans New Guinea languages into Latin”, in Academia.edu[1], Academia, Inc.
- Musa (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Musa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Musa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
editEtymology
editTransliteration of Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), Persian موسی (Musâ), and Turkish Musa; ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. Doublet of Moses.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMusa
- Moses, a rasul in Islam.
- A male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses.
Coordinate terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editSee also
editAnagrams
editAlbanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish موسی (musa), from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā).
Proper noun
editMusa m
- (Islam) Moses
- a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses
Coordinate terms
editAzerbaijani
edit| Cyrillic | Муса | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ||
Etymology
editBorrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), from Biblical Hebrew.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMusa (definite accusative Musanı, plural Musalar)
- (Islam) Moses
- a male given name from Arabic
Declension
edit| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Musa | Musalar |
| definite accusative | Musanı | Musaları |
| dative | Musaya | Musalara |
| locative | Musada | Musalarda |
| ablative | Musadan | Musalardan |
| definite genitive | Musanın | Musaların |
Hausa
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMūsā m
- Moses (biblical character)
- a male given name, Musa, from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses
Indonesian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMusa
- (Islam) Moses (prophet)
- (Christianity, Judaism) Moses (Biblical character)
See also
editItalian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMusa m or f by sense
- a surname
References
edit- ^ Musa in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
Further reading
edit- Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi[2]
Japanese
editRomanization
editMusa
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmuː.sa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmuː.s̬a]
Proper noun
editMūsa f (genitive Mūsae); first declension
- Muse, one of the nine goddesses of liberal arts.
Usage notes
editUsually plural, referring to the nine goddesses together.
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mūsa | Mūsae |
| genitive | Mūsae | Mūsārum |
| dative | Mūsae | Mūsīs |
| accusative | Mūsam | Mūsās |
| ablative | Mūsā | Mūsīs |
| vocative | Mūsa | Mūsae |
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “Musa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Musa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Musa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Malay
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMusa (Jawi spelling موسى)
- (Islam, Christianity, Judaism) Moses
- a male given name from Arabic
See also
editSerbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMȕsa m anim (Cyrillic spelling Му̏са)
- a surname
Further reading
edit- “Musa”, in Acta Croatica (in Serbo-Croatian)
Swahili
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMusa
- Moses (biblical character)
- a male given name, Musa, from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses
Turkish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish موسی (musa), from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ (mūšē), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMusa
- (biblical, Islam) Moses
- a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses
Declension
edit| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Musa | Musalar / Musa'lar |
| accusative | Musa'yı | Musaları / Musa'ları |
| dative | Musa'ya | Musalara / Musa'lara |
| locative | Musa'da | Musalarda / Musa'larda |
| ablative | Musa'dan | Musalardan / Musa'lardan |
| genitive | Musa'nın | Musaların / Musa'ların |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Musa'm | Musalarım Musa'larım |
| senin (your) | Musa'n | Musaların Musa'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Musa'sı | Musaları Musa'ları |
| bizim (our) | Musa'mız | Musalarımız Musa'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Musa'nız | Musalarınız Musa'larınız |
| onların (their) | Musa'sı Musaları Musa'ları |
Musaları Musa'ları |
Coordinate terms
edit- Translingual terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
- Translingual terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Translingual terms derived from Arabic
- Translingual terms derived from Middle Persian
- Translingual terms derived from Sanskrit
- Translingual lemmas
- Translingual proper nouns
- mul:Taxonomic names (genus)
- mul:Zingiberales order plants
- English terms borrowed from Arabic
- English transliterations of Arabic terms
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English terms borrowed from Persian
- English transliterations of Persian terms
- English terms derived from Persian
- English terms derived from Turkish
- English terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- English doublets
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Arabic
- en:Islamic prophets
- Albanian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish
- Albanian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Albanian terms derived from Arabic
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian proper nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- sq:Islam
- Albanian given names
- Albanian male given names
- Albanian male given names from Arabic
- sq:Islamic prophets
- Azerbaijani terms borrowed from Arabic
- Azerbaijani terms derived from Arabic
- Azerbaijani terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Azerbaijani terms with IPA pronunciation
- Azerbaijani lemmas
- Azerbaijani proper nouns
- az:Islam
- Azerbaijani given names
- Azerbaijani male given names
- Azerbaijani male given names from Arabic
- Hausa terms borrowed from Arabic
- Hausa terms derived from Arabic
- Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hausa lemmas
- Hausa proper nouns
- Hausa masculine nouns
- Hausa given names
- Hausa male given names
- Hausa male given names from Arabic
- ha:Biblical characters
- Indonesian terms derived from Arabic
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian proper nouns
- id:Islam
- id:Christianity
- id:Judaism
- id:Islamic prophets
- id:Biblical characters
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian terms with homophones
- Rhymes:Italian/uza
- Rhymes:Italian/uza/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian uncountable proper nouns
- Italian proper nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
- Italian surnames
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- Malay terms borrowed from Arabic
- Malay terms derived from Arabic
- Malay 2-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Malay lemmas
- Malay proper nouns
- ms:Islam
- ms:Christianity
- ms:Judaism
- Malay given names
- Malay male given names
- Malay male given names from Arabic
- ms:Islamic prophets
- ms:Biblical characters
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian proper nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine animate nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian animate nouns
- Serbo-Croatian surnames
- Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic
- Swahili terms derived from Arabic
- Swahili terms with audio pronunciation
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili proper nouns
- Swahili given names
- Swahili male given names
- Swahili male given names from Arabic
- sw:Biblical characters
- Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Arabic
- Turkish terms derived from Classical Syriac
- Turkish terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish proper nouns
- tr:Biblical characters
- tr:Islam
- Turkish given names
- Turkish male given names
- Turkish male given names from Arabic
- tr:Islamic prophets