sura

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see also: Sura

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Etymology 1

From Arabic سُورَة.

Noun

sura (plural suras)

1. Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.
   • 1985, Kristina Nelson, The Art of Reciting the Qurʾan, Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press (2001), ISBN 9774245946, chapter 2: “Tajwīd”, page 25 ↗:

     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.

Translations

• French: sourate
• German: Sure
• Portuguese: surata, sura
• Russian: су́ра
• Spanish: azora

Etymology 2

Via Hindi सुरा, ultimately from Sanskrit सुरा.

Noun

sura (uncountable)

1. The sap of the palmyra or of the coconut palm, palm wine.

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Sura

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Proper noun

1. Surname.

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