sura

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Polish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension 3 Romani 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.3 References 4 Swahili 4.1 Noun 5 Swedish 5.1 Etymology 1 5.1.1 Pronunciation 5.1.2 Adjective 5.1.3 Verb 5.1.3.1 Usage notes 5.1.4 See also 5.2 Etymology 2 5.2.1 Pronunciation 5.2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Arabic سورة (sú:ra, chapter of the Qur‘an) < سور (sáwwara, to enclose, to wall in).

[edit] Alternative spellings

• surah

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

sura (plural suras)

1. any of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an.

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of arsu
• URAs
• USAR

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

From Arabic سورة (sú:ra, chapter of the Qur‘an) < سور (sáwwara, to enclose, to wall in).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈs̪ura/

[edit] Noun

sura f.

1. sura

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sura	sury
Genitive	sury	sur
Dative	surze	surom
Accusative	surę	sury
Instrumental	surą	surami
Locative	surze	surach
Vocative	suro	sury

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[edit] Romani

[edit] Etymology

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

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sura

1. sword

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• “սուր” in H. Ačaṙean (1926-35), Hayerēn Armatakan Baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971-79

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[edit] Swahili

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sura inv.

1. chapter (of the Koran)

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology 1

Derivation of adjective sur.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sʉːrɑ/

[edit] Adjective

sura

1. definite singular as well as plural of sur

[edit] Verb

Conjugations of sura
Infinitive	sura
Present tense	surar
Past tense	surade
Supine	surat
Imperative	sura
Present participle	surande, surandes
Past participle	surad

sura

1. sulk

   1920:August Strindberg Efterslåtter - 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? an old monkey sitting by himself cracking nuts asked him.

   "Most likely he was sulking because she had told him to be ashamed of himself."

   2000:Roger Borgelid Svenska Dagbladet - Människan bakom miljonleendet - 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, ..."

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] See also

• försura

[edit] Etymology 2

Same as English sura above.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sʉːrɑ/

[edit] Noun

Inflection for sura	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	sura	suran	suror	surorna
Possessive form	suras	surans	surors	surornas

1. sura, chapter of 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:...