موسى

See also: موسي and موسی

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ (mūšē), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muː.saː/

Proper noun

مُوسَى • (mūsā) m

(Abrahamic religions) Moses
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 33:69:
  يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ آذَوْا مُوسَى فَبَرَّأَهُ اللَّهُ مِمَّا قَالُوا وَكَانَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَجِيهًا
  yā ʔayyuhā allaḏīna ʔāmanū lā takūnū kāllaḏīna ʔāḏaw mūsā fabarraʔahu l-lahu mimmā qālū wakāna ʕinda l-lahi wajīhan
  O you who have believed, be not like those who abused Moses; then Allah cleared him of what they said. And he, in the sight of Allah, was distinguished.
a male given name, Musa

Declension

Declension of noun مُوسَى (mūsā)

Singular	singular invariable
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	مُوسَى mūsā	—
Nominative	—	مُوسَى mūsā	—
Accusative	—	مُوسَى mūsā	—
Genitive	—	مُوسَى mūsā	—

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Musa
→ Bashkir: Муса (Musa)
→ Bengali: মূসা (mūsa)
→ Catalan: Mussa
→ English: Musa
→ French: Moussa
→ Kazakh: Мұса (Mūsa)
→ Malay: Musa
→ Ottoman Turkish: موسی (musa)
- Turkish: Musa
→ Persian: موسی (musâ)
→ Punjabi: مُوسیٰ (mūsá)
→ Portuguese: Murça
→ Sindhi: موسيٰ
→ Swahili: Musa
→ Tatar: Муса (Musa)
→ Tajik: Мусо (Muso)
→ Urdu: موسیٰ (mūsā)
→ Uzbek: Muso

Etymology 2

From the root م و س (m-w-s), meaning "to razor", "to cut", "to slice or trim"; ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *mVs- (“knife, spear; iron”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muː.saː/
IPA^(key): /muː.san/

Noun

مُوسَى or مُوسًى • (mūsā or mūsan) f or m (construct state مُوسَى (mūsā), dual مُوسَيَانِ (mūsayāni), plural مَوَاسٍ (mawāsin) or مُوسَيَات (mūsayāt))

razor, blade
knife, pocketknife

Declension

Declension of noun مُوسَى (mūsā)‎; مُوسًى (mūsan)

Singular	singular invariable‎; singular in ـًى (-an)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُوسَى mūsā	الْمُوسَى al-mūsā	مُوسَى mūsā
Nominative	مُوسَى‎; مُوسًى mūsā‎; mūsan	الْمُوسَى al-mūsā	مُوسَى mūsā
Accusative	مُوسَى‎; مُوسًى mūsā‎; mūsan	الْمُوسَى al-mūsā	مُوسَى mūsā
Genitive	مُوسَى‎; مُوسًى mūsā‎; mūsan	الْمُوسَى al-mūsā	مُوسَى mūsā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُوسَيَيْن mūsayayn	الْمُوسَيَيْن al-mūsayayn	مُوسَيَيْ mūsayay
Nominative	مُوسَيَانِ mūsayāni	الْمُوسَيَانِ al-mūsayāni	مُوسَيَا mūsayā
Accusative	مُوسَيَيْنِ mūsayayni	الْمُوسَيَيْنِ al-mūsayayni	مُوسَيَيْ mūsayay
Genitive	مُوسَيَيْنِ mūsayayni	الْمُوسَيَيْنِ al-mūsayayni	مُوسَيَيْ mūsayay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)‎; sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَاسِي‎; مُوسَيَات mawāsī‎; mūsayāt	الْمَوَاسِي‎; الْمُوسَيَات al-mawāsī‎; al-mūsayāt	مَوَاسِي‎; مُوسَيَات mawāsī‎; mūsayāt
Nominative	مَوَاسٍ‎; مُوسَيَاتٌ mawāsin‎; mūsayātun	الْمَوَاسِي‎; الْمُوسَيَاتُ al-mawāsī‎; al-mūsayātu	مَوَاسِي‎; مُوسَيَاتُ mawāsī‎; mūsayātu
Accusative	مَوَاسِيَ‎; مُوسَيَاتٍ mawāsiya‎; mūsayātin	الْمَوَاسِيَ‎; الْمُوسَيَاتِ al-mawāsiya‎; al-mūsayāti	مَوَاسِيَ‎; مُوسَيَاتِ mawāsiya‎; mūsayāti
Genitive	مَوَاسٍ‎; مُوسَيَاتٍ mawāsin‎; mūsayātin	الْمَوَاسِي‎; الْمُوسَيَاتِ al-mawāsī‎; al-mūsayāti	مَوَاسِي‎; مُوسَيَاتِ mawāsī‎; mūsayāti

Descendants

→ Byzantine Greek: ἄμουσα f (ámousa, “razor, pocketknife”)

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