sura
noun
any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.
suras
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pluralof sura.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When they were very little, she and her siblings would gather at their father’s knees while he sang suras.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2016
No one has a Quran or suras from it.
From Newsweek ● Sep. 4, 2013
On TV, from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., religion students participate in the lalimun, a game show in which they must identify the origins of the different suras chosen by a jury of wise men.
From Time ● Nov. 1, 2011
The imam then proceeded to read several suras from the Quran.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
At the cemetery the imam read a few suras and my uncle was lowered into the hole and covered with mud.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
