suhur

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/səˈhuːɹ//səˈhʊɹ/

noun

A pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting.

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sahari
OriginArabic سَحُور →
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Meanings

nounsuhur (uncountable)

alternative sahoor · alternative sahur · alternative sehar · alternative sohur · alternative suhoor

  1. uncountableIslamA pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting.

    Synonyms: sahari

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting.

Similar
sahari
Also see
sahari

Origin

  1. Arabicسَحَر“dawn, predawn”
  2. Arabicسَحُور
  3. Englishsuhur

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

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Translations

Arabic سحور
  • سحور (saḥūr)predawn meal before Islamic fasting
Bengali সেহরী
  • সেহরী (sehri)predawn meal before Islamic fasting
Hindi सहरी
  • सहरी (sahrī)predawn meal before Islamic fasting
Indonesian sahur
  • sahurpredawn meal before Islamic fasting
Japanese サフール, スフール
  • サフールpredawn meal before Islamic fasting
  • スフールpredawn meal before Islamic fasting
Malay sahur
  • sahurpredawn meal before Islamic fasting
Persian سحری
  • سحری (saharī)predawn meal before Islamic fasting
Punjabi ਸਹਿਰੀ, سَحَری
  • ਸਹਿਰੀ (sahirī)predawn meal before Islamic fasting
  • سَحَری (saḥarī)predawn meal before Islamic fasting
Russian сухур
  • сухур (suxur)predawn meal before Islamic fasting
Swahili daku
  • dakupredawn meal before Islamic fasting
Tagalog suhur
  • suhurpredawn meal before Islamic fasting
Turkish sahur
  • sahurpredawn meal before Islamic fasting
Urdu سَحَری
  • سَحَری (saharī)predawn meal before Islamic fasting
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“suhur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suhur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suhur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suhur.

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