sura (redirected from Surahs)

su·ra  (sr)

n. Islam

Any of the 114 chapters or sections of the Koran.

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[Arabic sra, from Aramaic ur, absolute form of urt, row, line; see wr in Semitic roots.]

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sura [ˈsʊərə]

n

(Non-Christian Religious Writings / Koran) any of the 114 chapters of the Koran

[from Arabic sūrah section]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sura - one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras" section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" al-Qur'an, Koran, Quran, Book - the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
	2.	sura - the muscular back part of the shank calf skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes shank - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle mid-calf - the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle - the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot soleus, soleus muscle - a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles - a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf

Translations

sura [ˈsʊərə] N → sura m