Etymology

suhur

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Today it means: A pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting. Full definition →

Arabic سَحُور
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromسَحَر“dawn, predawn”
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromسَحُور
  3. English todaysuhur

Borrowed from Arabic سَحُور (saḥūr) or سُحُور (suḥūr), ultimately from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar, “dawn, predawn”)

Words from the same roots

Arabicسَحَر all →

sahari

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