Mūsā
مُوسَى
Say it MOO-saa
Said to mean water and trees
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Not Arabic in origin
- In English
- Moses
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 2:51, 3:84, 4:153 The prophets
- Also spelled
- Musa, Moosa, Mousa, Moussa
Meaning & source
A non-Arabic name. Ibn ʿAbbās is reported to have said he was named Mūsā because he was set down between trees and water: in Coptic “mū” is water and “sā” is trees.
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وَهُوَ اسْمٌ سُرْيَانِيٌّ
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إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ مُوسَى لِأَنَّهُ أُلْقِيَ بَيْنَ شَجَرٍ وَمَاءٍ فَالْمَاءُ بِالْقِبْطِيَّةِ "مُو" وَالشَّجَرُ "سَا"
Who carried this name
- The Prophet Mūsā (peace be upon him) Qurʾān 2:51