suwar

English

Etymology 1

From the Arabic سُوَر (suwar), the plural form of سُورَة (sūra), whence sura.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʊwaɹ/

Noun

suwar

1. plural of sura
   • 1985, Kristina Nelson, The Art of Reciting the Qurʾan, Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press (2001), →ISBN, 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.

Etymology 2

Noun

suwar (plural suwars)

1. Alternative form of sowar

Tiruray

Noun

suwar

1. thorn