Sunna

or Sun·nah

[ soo n-uh ]

/ ˈsʊn ə /

noun Islam.

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

Origin of Sunna

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

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Examples from the Web for sunna

If Sunna cannot please thee, thou art in danger of worse happening.
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For a while Eric was exhausted; he lay still watching his brother and Sunna, and listening to their conversation.
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I do not excuse Sunna, but I say that wherever there is a cross purpose, there has likely never been a straight one.
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Sunna is going to spend a week in gathering old linen in Kirkwall and then Mistress Brodie and she will bring it with them.
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Very early there arose a special reverence for the path and usage (sunna) of Mahomet.
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British Dictionary definitions for sunna

Sunna

/ (ˈsʌnə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Sunna

C18: from Arabic sunnah rule

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