Sunna

American  

[soon-uh] / ˈsʊn ə /

Or Sunnah

noun

Islam.

1. the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.

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Sunna British  

/ ˈsʌnə /

noun

1. the body of traditional Islamic law accepted by most orthodox Muslims as based on the words and acts of Mohammed

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Etymology

Origin of Sunna

First recorded in 1620–30, Sunna is from the Arabic word sunnah literally, way, path, rule

Example Sentences

Legal conflicts are also at the heart of works that another Sámi artist, Anders Sunna, will show in the pavilion.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2022

The extremist Islamist militia calls itself Jamaatu Ahlis Sunna Lidda Awati Wal-Jihad but is popularly known as Boko Haram, which translates as "Western education is a sin."

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2014

This deity with flaming hair hewn from stone is Sunna, the Saxon god of the sun, as imagined by 18th-century antiquarians.•

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2011

The deal calls for Ahlu Sunna members to join the government, although neither side has said how many seats in the cabinet the group would be given.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2010

Sindgund and her sister Sunna uttered a charm over him.

From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann