"Musa" meaning in Hausa

See Musa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /múː.sáː/, [múː.sáː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: Mūsā [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|مُوسَى}} Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā) Head templates: {{head|ha|proper noun|g=m|g2=|head=Mūsā|sort=}} Mūsā m, {{ha-proper noun|m|Mūsā}} Mūsā m
  1. Moses (biblical character)
    Sense id: en-Musa-ha-name-VyyOK~AB Categories (other): Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 70 30
  2. a male given name, Musa, from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses
    Sense id: en-Musa-ha-name-e-mgRt65 Categories (other): Hausa given names, Hausa male given names, Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مُوسَى"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Mūsā",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "Mūsā",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Mūsā m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Mūsā"
      },
      "expansion": "Mūsā m",
      "name": "ha-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Biblical characters",
          "orig": "ha:Biblical characters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Moses (biblical character)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Musa-ha-name-VyyOK~AB",
      "links": [
        [
          "Moses",
          "Moses"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Hausa male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name, Musa, from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses"
      ],
      "id": "en-Musa-ha-name-e-mgRt65",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Musa",
          "Musa#English"
        ],
        [
          "Moses",
          "Moses#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/múː.sáː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[múː.sáː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Musa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa proper nouns",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Hausa terms derived from Arabic",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 13 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Biblical characters"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مُوسَى"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Mūsā",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "Mūsā",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Mūsā m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Mūsā"
      },
      "expansion": "Mūsā m",
      "name": "ha-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Moses (biblical character)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Moses",
          "Moses"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa given names",
        "Hausa male given names",
        "Hausa male given names from Arabic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name, Musa, from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Musa",
          "Musa#English"
        ],
        [
          "Moses",
          "Moses#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/múː.sáː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[múː.sáː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Musa"
}

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