"Musa" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmuːsə/
Etymology: Transliteration of Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), Persian موسی (Musâ), and Turkish Musa; ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. Doublet of Moses. Etymology templates: {{transliteration|en|ar|مُوسَى}} Transliteration of Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), {{transliteration|en|fa|موسی|notext=1|tr=Musâ}} Persian موسی (Musâ), {{der|en|tr|Musa}} Turkish Musa, {{der|en|hbo|-}} Biblical Hebrew, {{doublet|en|Moses}} Doublet of Moses Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Musa
  1. Moses, a prophet in Islam.
    Sense id: en-Musa-en-name-m0O82-xB Categories (other): Islamic prophets Disambiguation of Islamic prophets: 49 51
  2. A male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses. Translations (male given name): موسى [masculine] (Arabic), Муса (english: Musa) (Bashkir), Mussa [masculine] (Catalan), Moussa [masculine] (French), موسی (musâ) [masculine] (Persian), மூசா (mūcā) (Tamil), Musa [masculine] (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Musa-en-name-NbRkf3JW Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Islamic prophets Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Islamic prophets: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Moses, Moussa, Mussa, Gebel Musa, Jabal Musa, Jebel Musa
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