sunnah

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noun

(An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate.

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Sunnahadith
OriginArabic سُنَّة →
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Meanings

sunnah1

nounsunnah (countable and uncountable, plural sunnahs)

plural sunnahs · alternative Sunna · alternative sunna

  1. countableuncountableIslam(An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate.

Sunnah2

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of sunnah.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran

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Sunnahadith
Broader
waypathway of life
Also see
hadith

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicسُنَّة“habit, custom”
  2. Englishsunnah

Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna, “habit, custom”).

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Translations

Arabic سُنَّة
  • سُنَّة (sunna)custom, system, way of life
Bengali সুন্নত, সুন্নৎ
  • সুন্নত (śunnot)custom, system, way of life
  • সুন্নৎ (śunnot)custom, system, way of life
  • সুন্নাহ (śunnaho)custom, system, way of life
  • সুন্নত (śunnot)Muhammad's way of life
  • সুন্নৎ (śunnot)Muhammad's way of life
Chinese Mandarin 聖行 /圣行
  • 聖行 /圣行 (shèngxíng, shèngxìng)custom, system, way of life
Czech sunna
  • sunnaMuhammad's way of life
Esperanto sunao
  • sunaoMuhammad's way of life
Finnish sunna
  • sunnacustom, system, way of life
German Sunna
  • SunnaMuhammad's way of life
Hindi सुन्नत, सुन्नत
  • सुन्नत (sunnat)custom, system, way of life
  • सुन्नत (sunnat)Muhammad's way of life
Italian sunna
  • sunnacustom, system, way of life
Japanese スンナ, スンナ
  • スンナ (sunna)custom, system, way of life
  • スンナ (sunna)Muhammad's way of life
Korean 순나
  • 순나 (sunna)custom, system, way of life
Malay sunnah
  • sunnahcustom, system, way of life
Polish sunna, sunna
  • sunnacustom, system, way of life
  • sunnaMuhammad's way of life
Portuguese suna
  • sunaMuhammad's way of life
Russian су́нна
  • су́нна (súnna)Muhammad's way of life
Swedish sunna
  • sunnaMuhammad's way of life
Turkish sünnet
  • sünnetcustom, system, way of life
Urdu سُنَّت
  • سُنَّت (sunnat)custom, system, way of life

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sunnah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunnah

MLA

“sunnah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunnah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunnah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunnah.

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