"Musa" meaning in Swahili

See Musa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: Sw-ke-Musa.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê)der. Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ (mūšē)bor. Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā)bor. Swahili Musa Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|ar:مُوسَى|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê)der. Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ (mūšē)bor. Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā)bor. Swahili Musa [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "transliteration" : "mūšē", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "transliteration" : "mōšê", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Biblical Hebrew", "term" : "מֹשֶׁה", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "hbo" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Classical Syriac", "term" : "ܡܘܼܫܹܐ", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "syc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "مُوسَى", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "Musa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="Musa"> Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā). Head templates: {{head|sw|proper noun}} Musa
  1. Moses (biblical character)
    Sense id: en-Musa-sw-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-sw-name-e-mgRt65 Categories (other): Swahili given names, Swahili male given names, Swahili entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymology trees, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 23 77 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 20 80 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology trees: 20 80 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 29 71 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
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