sura en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʊ.ɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɔː.ɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsʊə.ɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).
Meanings
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Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.
Most of these essentially uninflected syllables (CV̄C) are names of the letters of the alphabet and introduce some of the suwar of the Qurʾanic text.
1985, Kristina Nelson, The Art of Reciting the Qurʾan, Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press (2001), chapter 2: “Tajwīd”, page 25
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suras | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| surah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| suwar | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (67)
fi suura (chapter of the Qur'an) · sh sùra (chapter of the Qur'an) · hi सूरत (chapter of the Qur'an) · ru су́ра (chapter of the Qur'an) · hi सूरा (chapter of the Qur'an) · lv sūra (chapter of the Qur'an) · pt surata (chapter of the Qur'an) · fr sourate (chapter of the Qur'an) · nog суьре (chapter of the Qur'an) · ms surah (chapter of the Qur'an) · ja スーラ (chapter of the Qur'an) · kaa suʻre (chapter of the Qur'an) · sq sure (chapter of the Qur'an) · am ሱራ (chapter of the Qur'an) · nl soera (chapter of the Qur'an) · bg су́ра (chapter of the Qur'an) · kk сүре (chapter of the Qur'an) · de Sure (chapter of the Qur'an) · ur سُورَت (chapter of the Qur'an) · da sura (chapter of the Qur'an) · ar سُورَة (chapter of the Qur'an) · es azora (chapter of the Qur'an) · id surah (chapter of the Qur'an) · hu szúra (chapter of the Qur'an) · tg сура (chapter of the Qur'an) · uk су́ра (chapter of the Qur'an) · ca sura (chapter of the Qur'an) · az surə (chapter of the Qur'an) · pl sura (chapter of the Qur'an) · ka ყურანის თავი (chapter of the Qur'an) · sh су̀ра (chapter of the Qur'an) · sl sura (chapter of the Qur'an) · ba сүрә (chapter of the Qur'an) · tt сүрә (chapter of the Qur'an) · fa سورِه (chapter of the Qur'an) · cs súra (chapter of the Qur'an) · uz sura (chapter of the Qur'an) · ka სურა (chapter of the Qur'an) · el σουράτ (chapter of the Qur'an) · ur سُورَہ (chapter of the Qur'an) · cmn 蘇拉 /苏拉 (chapter of the Qur'an) · ps سورت (chapter of the Qur'an) · et suura (chapter of the Qur'an) · pt sura (chapter of the Qur'an) · cy sŵra (chapter of the Qur'an) · krc суура (chapter of the Qur'an) · tr sure (chapter of the Qur'an) · sw sura (chapter of the Qur'an) · ky сүрөө (chapter of the Qur'an) · lt sura (chapter of the Qur'an) · ug سۈرە (chapter of the Qur'an) · mk су́ра (chapter of the Qur'an) · he סוּרָה (chapter of the Qur'an) · bn সূরা (chapter of the Qur'an) · ur سُورَۃ (chapter of the Qur'an) · eo surao (chapter of the Qur'an) · sv sura (chapter of the Qur'an) · ko 수라 (chapter of the Qur'an) · ha sūr̃ā̀ (chapter of the Qur'an) · nn sura (chapter of the Qur'an) · hy սուրահ (chapter of the Qur'an) · nb sura (chapter of the Qur'an) · sk súra (chapter of the Qur'an) · crh sure (chapter of the Qur'an) · la azoara (chapter of the Qur'an) · tk sure (chapter of the Qur'an) · be су́ра (chapter of the Qur'an)