Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surah

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: surah
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of sura (“chapter of Quran”).

noun

soft twilled silk

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

surahs (plural) suwar (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does surah mean?: Alternative spelling of sura (“chapter of Quran”).

How to pronounce surah

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