suhur

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَحُور (saḥūr) or سُحُور (suḥūr), ultimately from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar, dawn, predawn)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈhuːɹ/, /səˈhʊɹ/

Noun

suhur (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) A pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting.
    Synonym: sahari

Translations

Sumerian

Romanization

suhur

  1. romanization of 𒋦 (suḫur)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُحُور (suḥūr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suˈhuɾ/ [sʊˈhuɾ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾ
  • Syllabification: su‧hur

Noun

suhúr (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜑᜓᜇ᜔) (Islam)

  1. suhur (predawn meal before Islamic fasting)

Usage notes

  • The word suhur refers more on the act of eating the meal while sahur refers more on the meal eaten.

See also