Musa: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyHebrew (via Arabic)
موسیٰ
مُوسَى
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Musa (موسیٰ, Arabic مُوسَى) is most often explained as “name of the prophet Musa”. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, موسی.
- Meaning
- name of the prophet Musa
- معنی
- حضرت موسیٰ علیہ السلام کا نام
Meaning disputed
Name of the prophet Musa (Moses). Usually traced to Egyptian or Hebrew and often explained as 'drawn out (of the water)'; the derivation is debated.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- moo-saaAudio recordings coming later
- Other spellings
- Moosa · Moses