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sunnah

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
sun-nah
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sunnah.

noun

(An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna, “habit, custom”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: سُنَّة, س ن ن

Usage

Inflected Forms

sunnahs (plural) Sunna (alternative)

Derived Forms

Sunnism Sunnite

Frequently Paired Words

Sunni

Synonyms

sunna hadith

Questions

What does sunnah mean?
Alternative form of sunnah.
Where does sunnah come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce sunnah

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