Musa

See also: musa, mūsā, mūsa, muša, and mušā

Translingual

Etymology

From Late Latin musa, from Arabic مَوْزَة‎ (mawza, “banana”)

Proper noun

Musa f

A taxonomic genus within the family Musaceae – large tropical herbs, commonly known as banana plants.

Hypernyms

(genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Zingiberales - order; Musaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Musa sect. Callimusa, Musa sect. Ingentimusa, Musa sect. Musa - sections; Musa × paradisiaca - type species

Coordinate terms

(genus): Ensete, Musella - genera

Derived terms

Musophagidae

References

Musa (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Musa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Musa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic مُوسَى‎ (mūsā), Persian (Musâ), and Turkish Musa; ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.

Proper noun

Musa

A male given name.

Related terms

Moses

Translations

male given name

Arabic: موسى‎‎ (ar) m
Bashkir: Муса (Musa)
Catalan: Mussa m

French: Moussa (fr) m
Persian: موسی‎‎ (fa) m (Musâ)
Turkish: Musa (tr) m

Anagrams

AMUs, MSAU, Maus, USMA, amus, aums, masu, saum

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى‎ (mūsā).

Proper noun

Mūsā m

Moses (biblical character)
A male given name: Musa, Moses

Japanese

Romanization

Musa

Rōmaji transcription of ムサ

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.sa/

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.sa/, [ˈmuː.sa]

Proper noun

Mūsa f (genitive Mūsae); first declension

Muse, one of the nine goddesses of liberal arts.

Usage notes

Usually plural, referring to the nine goddesses together.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Mūsa	Mūsae
genitive	Mūsae	Mūsārum
dative	Mūsae	Mūsīs
accusative	Mūsam	Mūsās
ablative	Mūsā	Mūsīs
vocative	Mūsa	Mūsae

Related terms

mūsa

Descendants

English: Muse

References

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

Etymology

From Arabic مُوسَى‎ (mūsā).

Proper noun

Musa

Moses (biblical character)
A male given name: Musa, Moses

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish موسی‎ (mūsā), from Arabic مُوسَى‎ (mūsā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muːsaː/, [muːˈsa̝ː]

Proper noun

Musa

A male given name, Musa

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