soora

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Fula

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Etymology

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Probably from Arabic سُورَة (sūra, chapter of the Qur'an).This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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soora (plural sooraaji ɗi)

  1. chapter

Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *coora. Cognates include Finnish suora and Veps sor'ed.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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soora

  1. straight line
    • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by Mihailov and D. I. Efimov, Arifmetiikan oppikirja alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
      Soorat AB ja AC ollaa nurkan poolet, tocka A ono nurkan kukkula.
      The straight lines AB and AC are the sides of the angle, the point A is the vertex of the angle.
  2. (of animals, especially bulls) penis

Adjective

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soora (comparative sooremp)

  1. straight
  2. honest, truthful

Declension

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Declension of soora (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative soora soorat
genitive sooran sooriin
partitive sooraa sooria
illative sooraa soorii
inessive sooraas sooriis
elative soorast soorist
allative sooralle soorille
adessive sooraal sooriil
ablative sooralt soorilt
translative sooraks sooriks
essive sooranna, sooraan soorinna, sooriin
exessive1) soorant soorint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 543