Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sura

/ˈsʊə.ɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: su-ra
IPA: /ˈsʊə.ɹə/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.

noun

The sap of the palmyra or of the coconut palm, palm wine.

Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: س و ر, سُورَة, सुरा

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsʊə.ɹə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

suras (plural) suwar (plural) surah (alternative)

Synonyms

calf

Rhymes With

nakamura nomura kimura dura jura pura miura segura nishimura mura tamura bravura

Questions

How do you pronounce sura?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʊə.ɹə/.
What does sura mean?: Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.
Where does sura come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce sura

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