sura
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of sura
First recorded in 1655–65; from Arabic sūrah literally, “row, step, rung”
Example Sentences
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Cole’s starting point is the Quranic sura, or chapter, titled “Romans.”
From New York Times
“I’ve seen things that would scare most, but I recite the suras, and they go away,” Mr. Shafiq said, referring to chapters in Quran.
From New York Times
Marracci worked to disprove Islam, carefully translating and rebutting each sura in turn.
From Economist
When they were very little, she and her siblings would gather at their father’s knees while he sang suras.
From The Guardian
About the length of the New Testament, the book has 114 chapters, or suras, all but one beginning with the same invocation: “In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.”
From New York Times
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