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sura

See also: Sura, surā, súra, šura, şura, șură, surà, and -sura

EnglishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Arabic سُورَة‎ (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

sura (plural suras or suwar)

  1. Any of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an.
TranslationsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Via Hindi सुरा (surā, “wine”), ultimately from Sanskrit सुरा (surā).

NounEdit

sura (uncountable)

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

AnagramsEdit

AlanganEdit

NounEdit

surâ

  1. fish

BalineseEdit

RomanizationEdit

sura

  1. Romanization of ᬲᬸᬭ
  2. Romanization of ᬲᬸᬭᬵ
  3. Romanization of ᬰᬹᬭ

BantayanonEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unknown.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: su‧ra

AdverbEdit

sura

  1. then; and then

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Arabic سُورَة‎ (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sura f (plural sures)

  1. (Islam) sura

Further readingEdit

CebuanoEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: su‧ra
  • IPA(key): /ˈsuɾa/, [ˈs̪u.ɾ̪ʌ]

Etymology 1Edit

Unknown.

VerbEdit

sura

  1. to tease

Etymology 2Edit

From Bantayanon sura.

NounEdit

sura

  1. (chiefly Bantayan island) then; and then

DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic سُورَة‎ (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

NounEdit

sura c (singular definite suraen, plural indefinite suraer)

  1. (Islam) sura

DeclensionEdit

Declension of sura
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sura suraen suraer suraerne
genitive suras suraens suraers suraernes

ReferencesEdit

HausaEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Arabic سُورَة‎ (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /súː.ràː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [súː.ràː]

NounEdit

sūr̃ā̀ f (plural sūr̃ōr̃ī, possessed form sūr̃àr̃)

  1. (Islam) sura

Etymology 2Edit

From Arabic صُورَة‎ (ṣūra).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /súː.ràː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [súː.ràː]

NounEdit

sūr̃ā̀ f (plural sūr̃ōr̃ī, possessed form sūr̃àr̃)

  1. image, picture, form, appearance

Etymology 3Edit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /sùː.ráː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sùː.ráː]

VerbEdit

sū̀r̃ā (grade 3)

  1. swoop down to grab something

IrishEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

NounEdit

sura m (genitive singular sura)

  1. (textiles) surah (soft twilled silk)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of sura

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative sura
Vocative a shura
Genitive sura
Dative sura

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an sura
Genitive an tsura
Dative leis an sura

don sura

MutationEdit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sura shura
after an, tsura 		not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further readingEdit

ItalianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: sù‧ra

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin sūra.

NounEdit

sura f (plural sure)

  1. (anatomy) calf

Etymology 2Edit

from Arabic سُورَة‎ (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

NounEdit

sura f (plural sure)

  1. (Islam) sura

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

sura

  1. Rōmaji transcription of すら

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

Possibly related to sū̆rus (“t-branch, stake”) or from a Proto-Indo-European root common to Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “part of a sacrificial victim”)[1].

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sūra f (genitive sūrae); first declension

  1. calf (of the leg)

DeclensionEdit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sūra sūrae
Genitive sūrae sūrārum
Dative sūrae sūrīs
Accusative sūram sūrās
Ablative sūrā sūrīs
Vocative sūra sūrae

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “sura”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 634

MalteseEdit

Root
s-w-r
2 terms

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic صُورَة‎ (ṣūra).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sura f (plural suriet)

  1. image
  2. picture
  3. photograph

Norwegian BokmålEdit

NounEdit

sura m (definite singular suraen, indefinite plural suraer, definite plural suraene)

  1. Alternative form of sure

Norwegian NynorskEdit

NounEdit

sura m (definite singular suraen, indefinite plural suraer or suraar, definite plural suraene or suraane)

  1. Alternative form of sure

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Arabic سُورَة‎ (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsu.ra/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Syllabification: su‧ra

NounEdit

sura f

  1. (Islam) sura

DeclensionEdit

Declension of sura
singular plural
nominative sura sury
genitive sury sur
dative surze surom
accusative surę sury
instrumental surą surami
locative surze surach
vocative suro sury

Further readingEdit

  • sura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

RomaniEdit

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EtymologyEdit

Probably from Armenian սուր (sur, “sword”).

NounEdit

sura ? (plural sur)

  1. sword

ReferencesEdit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “սուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

SardinianEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

sura

  1. (Logudorese) Alternative form of subra

ReferencesEdit

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “súpra”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuɾa/ [ˈsu.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: su‧ra

NounEdit

sura m (plural suras)

  1. sura

Further readingEdit

SwahiliEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from Arabic سُورَة‎ (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

NounEdit

sura (n class, plural sura)

  1. chapter
  2. sura (chapter of the Qur'an)

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Arabic صُورَة‎ (ṣūra).

NounEdit

sura (n class, plural sura)

  1. appearance, look
  2. face
    Synonym: uso

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Derivation of adjective sur.

AdjectiveEdit

sura

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of sur.

VerbEdit

sura (present surar, preterite surade, supine surat, imperative sura)

  1. to sulk
    • 1920, August Strindberg, Efterslåtter‎[1]:
      Vad går du här ensam omkring och surar för? frågade honom en gammal apa, som satt för sig själv och knäckte nötter.
      "Why are you here alone sulking? he was asked by an old monkey, sitting by himself cracking nuts.
      "Most likely he was sulking because she had told him to be ashamed of himself."
    • 2000, Roger Borgelid, Svenska Dagbladet - Människan bakom miljonleendet‎[2]:
      Det var inte länge sedan [han] framstod som en arrogant diva med taskigt humör, en dålig förlorare som surade över en missad tiometersputt,...
      "It was not long ago that he was seen as an arrogant diva with a bad temper, a poor loser who would sulk if he missed a ten-meterputt, ..."
Usage notesEdit

Past participle is basically non-existent for semantic/pragmatic reasons.

ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of sura (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive sura —
Supine surat —
Imperative sura —
Imper. plural1 suren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative surar surade — —
Ind. plural1 sura surade — —
Subjunctive2 sure surade — —
Participles
Present participle surande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See alsoEdit
  • syra (“make (more) sour”)

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Arabic سُورَة‎ (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

NounEdit

sura c

  1. sura (chapter of the Qur'an)
    • 2004, Göteborgsposten - Nu skall den ene vara den andres fiende
      Koranens 21:a sura berättar att Abraham irriterades över sin pappas och dennes underlydandes avgudadyrkan:...
      "The 21st sura of the Qur'an relates that Abraham was irritated by the idolatry of his daddy and his employees:...
DeclensionEdit
Declension of sura 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sura suran suror surorna
Genitive suras surans surors surornas

AnagramsEdit

TetumEdit

VerbEdit

sura

  1. to count

UzbekEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic سُورَة‎ (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

NounEdit

Other scripts
Cyrillic сура (sura)‍
Latin sura‍
Perso-Arabic

sura (plural suralar)

  1. (Islam) sura

DeclensionEdit

Declension of sura
singular plural
nominative sura suralar
genitive suraning suralarning
dative suraga suralarga
definite accusative surani suralarni
locative surada suralarda
ablative suradan suralardan
Possessive forms of sura
my singular plural
nominative suram suralarim
genitive suramning suralarimning
dative suramga suralarimga
definite accusative suramni suralarimni
locative suramda suralarimda
ablative suramdan suralarimdan
your singular plural
nominative surang suralaring
genitive surangning suralaringning
dative surangga suralaringga
definite accusative surangni suralaringni
locative surangda suralaringda
ablative surangdan suralaringdan
her/his/its singular plural
nominative surasi suralari
genitive surasining suralarining
dative surasiga suralariga
definite accusative surasini suralarini
locative surasida suralarida
ablative surasidan suralaridan
our singular plural
nominative suramiz suralarimiz
genitive suramizning suralarimizning
dative suramizga suralarimizga
definite accusative suramizni suralarimizni
locative suramizda suralarimizda
ablative suramizdan suralarimizdan
your singular plural
nominative surangiz suralaringiz
genitive surangizning suralaringizning
dative surangizga suralaringizga
definite accusative surangizni suralaringizni
locative surangizda suralaringizda
ablative surangizdan suralaringizdan
their singular plural
nominative surasi suralari
genitive surasining suralarining
dative surasiga suralariga
definite accusative surasini suralarini
locative surasida suralarida
ablative surasidan suralaridan

ZaghawaEdit

NounEdit

sura

  1. lion

ReferencesEdit

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