surah

See also: şurah

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʊəɹə

Etymology 1

Noun

surah (plural surahs or suwar)

  1. Alternative spelling of sura (chapter of Quran).

Etymology 2

Noun

surah (countable and uncountable, plural surahs)

  1. soft twilled silk

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

surah m (plural surahs)

  1. surah (material)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic سُورَة (sūra, chapter of the Qur'an).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsurah]
  • Hyphenation: su‧rah

Noun

surah (plural surah-surah)

  1. (Islam) sura: any of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an
    Synonym: surat

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Malay

Pronunciation

Noun

surah (Jawi spelling سورة, plural surah-surah)

  1. (Islam) sura

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