Meanings
sura1
plural suras · plural suwar · alternative surah
- IslamAny of the 114 chapters of the Quran.
Most of these essentially uninflected syllables (CV̄C) are names of the letters of the alphabet and introduce some of the suwar of the Qurʾanic text.
1985, Kristina Nelson, The Art of Reciting the Qurʾan, Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press (2001), chapter 2: “Tajwīd”, page 25
sura2
- uncountableThe sap of the palmyra or of the coconut palm, palm wine.
Sura3
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
sura · noun
- Arabicسُورَة“chapter of the Qur'an”
- Englishsura
From Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →sura · noun
- Sanskritसुरा
- Hindiसुरा“wine”
- Englishsura
Via Hindi सुरा (surā, “wine”), ultimately from Sanskrit सुरा (surā).
More words from Hindi, Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سُورَة
- سُورَة (sūra)chapter of the Qur'an
Bengali সূরা
- সূরা (śura)chapter of the Qur'an
Bulgarian су́ра
- су́ра (súra)chapter of the Qur'an
Catalan sura
- surachapter of the Qur'an
Chinese Mandarin 蘇拉 /苏拉
- 蘇拉 /苏拉 (sūlā)chapter of the Qur'an
Czech súra
- súrachapter of the Qur'an
Danish sura
- surachapter of the Qur'an
Dutch soera
- soerachapter of the Qur'an
Esperanto surao
- suraochapter of the Qur'an
Estonian suura
- suurachapter of the Qur'an
Finnish suura
- suurachapter of the Qur'an
French sourate
- souratechapter of the Qur'an
German Sure
- Surechapter of the Qur'an
Greek σουράτ
- σουράτ (sourát)chapter of the Qur'an
Hebrew סוּרָה
- סוּרָה (sura)chapter of the Qur'an
Hindi सूरा, सूरत
- सूरा (sūrā)chapter of the Qur'an
- सूरत (sūrat)chapter of the Qur'an
Hungarian szúra
- szúrachapter of the Qur'an
Indonesian surah
- surahchapter of the Qur'an
Japanese スーラ
- スーラ (sūra)chapter of the Qur'an
Korean 수라
- 수라 (sura)chapter of the Qur'an
Latin azoara
- azoarachapter of the Qur'an
Latvian sūra
- sūrachapter of the Qur'an
Lithuanian sura
- surachapter of the Qur'an
Malay surah
- surahchapter of the Qur'an
Norwegian Bokmål sura
- surachapter of the Qur'an
Polish sura
- surachapter of the Qur'an
Portuguese surata, sura
- suratachapter of the Qur'an
- surachapter of the Qur'an
Russian су́ра
- су́ра (súra)chapter of the Qur'an
Slovak súra
- súrachapter of the Qur'an
Spanish azora
- azorachapter of the Qur'an
Swahili sura
- surachapter of the Qur'an
Swedish sura
- surachapter of the Qur'an
Turkish sure
- surechapter of the Qur'an
Ukrainian су́ра
- су́ра (súra)chapter of the Qur'an
Urdu سُورَت, سُورَہ
- سُورَت (sūrat)chapter of the Qur'an
- سُورَہ (sūra)chapter of the Qur'an
- سُورَۃ (sūra)chapter of the Qur'an
Welsh sŵra
- sŵrachapter of the Qur'an
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sura
Anagrams
Cite this entry
sura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sura
“sura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sura. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sura,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sura.
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