موسى

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

• IPA^(key): /muː.saː/

مُوسَى • (mūsā) m

1. (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 llaḏīna 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.

2. a male given name, Musa

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”).

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

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

1. razor, blade
2. knife, pocketknife

• Egyptian Arabic: موس (mūs)
• Libyan Arabic: موس (mūs)
• Maltese: mus
• Moroccan Arabic: موس (mūs)
• → Byzantine Greek: ἄμουσα f (ámousa, “razor, pocketknife”)