موسى

العربية

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موسى¹

  • /muː.saː/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ (mūšē).

proper noun مُوسَى · mūsā · -

  1. Moses يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ آذَوْا مُوسَى فَبَرَّأَهُ اللَّهُ مِمَّا قَالُوا وَكَانَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَجِيهًا
  2. a male given name, Musa

موسى²

  • /muː.saː/
  • /muː.san/

Where it comes from

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”).

noun مُوسَى · مُوسًى · mūsā · mūsan · mūsayāni · مَوَاسِي

  1. razor, blade
  2. knife, pocketknife

In English

  • Moses the biblical patriarch
  • Musa male given name

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"موسى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%89. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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موسى. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%89

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"موسى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%89.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {موسى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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