Musa
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin musa, from Arabic مَوْزَة (mawza, “banana”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭅𐭆 (mwc /mōč/), from Sanskrit मोच (moca), then, according to Roger Blench, via Dravidian (compare Tamil மோத்தை (mōttai, “banana flower”), from Malayo-Polynesian (compare Dobel muɁu, Manggarai muku) from Trans-New Guinea (compare Fataluku muɁu, Mosimo mugu), ultimately from Proto-Trans-New Guinea *mugu.[1]
Proper noun edit
Musa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Musaceae – large tropical herbs, commonly known as banana plants.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Zingiberales - order; Musaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Musa sect. Callimusa, Musa sect. Ingentimusa, Musa sect. Musa - sections; Musa × paradisiaca - type species
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Blench, Roger (2016) “Things your classics master never told you: a borrowing from Trans New Guinea languages into Latin”, in Academia.edu[1], Academia, Inc.
- Musa (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Musa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Musa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
Transliteration of Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), Persian موسی (Musâ), and Turkish Musa; ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. Doublet of Moses.
Proper noun edit
Musa
- A male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses
Related terms edit
Translations edit
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Azerbaijani edit
Cyrillic | Муса | |
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Abjad |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), from Biblical Hebrew.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Musa
Declension edit
Declension of Musa | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | Musa |
Musalar | ||||||
definite accusative | Musanı |
Musaları | ||||||
dative | Musaya |
Musalara | ||||||
locative | Musada |
Musalarda | ||||||
ablative | Musadan |
Musalardan | ||||||
definite genitive | Musanın |
Musaların |
Hausa edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mūsā m
- Moses (biblical character)
- a male given name, Musa, from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Musa
- (Islam) Moses (prophet)
- (Christianity, Judaism) Moses (Biblical character)
See also edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
Musa
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.sa/, [ˈmuːs̠ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmu.sa/, [ˈmuːs̬ä]
Proper noun edit
Mūsa f (genitive Mūsae); first declension
- Muse, one of the nine goddesses of liberal arts.
Usage notes edit
Usually plural, referring to the nine goddesses together.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Mūsa | Mūsae |
Genitive | Mūsae | Mūsārum |
Dative | Mūsae | Mūsīs |
Accusative | Mūsam | Mūsās |
Ablative | Mūsā | Mūsīs |
Vocative | Mūsa | Mūsae |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: Muse
References edit
- “Musa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Musa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Musa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun edit
Musa
- Moses (biblical character)
- a male given name, Musa, from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses
Turkish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish موسی (musa), from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), from Biblical Hebrew.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Musa
- (Islam) Moses
- a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Musa | Musalar / Musa'lar |
accusative | Musa'yı | Musaları / Musa'ları |
dative | Musa'ya | Musalara / Musa'lara |
locative | Musa'da | Musalarda / Musa'larda |
ablative | Musa'dan | Musalardan / Musa'lardan |
genitive | Musa'nın | Musaların / Musa'ların |
singular | plural | |
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benim (my) | Musa'm | Musalarım / Musa'larım |
senin (your) | Musa'n | Musaların / Musa'ların |
onun (his/her/its) | Musa'sı | Musaları / Musa'ları |
bizim (our) | Musa'mız | Musalarımız / Musa'larımız |
sizin (your) | Musa'nız | Musalarınız / Musa'larınız |
onların (their) | Musa'sı / Musaları / Musa'ları | Musaları / Musa'ları |