soru

soru

1. Rōmaji transcription of そる
2. Rōmaji transcription of ソル

Borrowed from Sicilian soru, from Latin soror. Cognate with English sister.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔː.ru/

soru f (plural sorijiet, masculine patri)

1. (Christianity) a nun, sister (in this sense)

   Synonym: (archaic) rahba

soru f

1. archaic form of soră (“sister”)

• “soru”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

From Latin soror.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: sò‧ru

soru f (plural soru)

1. sister
2. sister (nun)

• (with regards to gender) frati

• famigghia

• IPA^(key): [ˈso.ɾu]

soru

1. (intransitive) to go down, descend

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

From Proto-Turkic *sōrug
From Ottoman Turkish صورمق (sòrmaq) & Ottoman Turkish صورار (sòràr).

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soru (definite accusative soruyu, plural sorular)

1. question

   Synonym: (dated) sual

• RedHouse English‑Turkish dictionary, page 630.

• “soru”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “soru”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı