sahur

English

Noun

sahur (uncountable)

1. (Islam) Alternative form of suhur.

Anagrams

• Ashur, Husar, shura, surah, Århus, Rauhs, Shura, Shuar

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَحُور (saḥūr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sà.hûr/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sə̀.hʊ̂r]

Noun

sàhûr̃ m

1. (Islam) suhur (pre-dawn meal during Ramadan)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sahur, from Classical Malay sahur, from Arabic سَحُور (saḥūr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sahʊr]
• Hyphenation: sa‧hur

Noun

sahur (plural sahur-sahur)

1. (Islam) suhur, a pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting

Further reading

• “sahur”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

sahur

1. romanization of ꦱꦲꦸꦂ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَحُور (saḥūr).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈsaho(r)/ [ˈsa.ho(r)]
  • Rhymes: -o(r)

• (Baku, /a/-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈsahur/ [ˈsa.hur]
  • Rhymes: -ur
• Hyphenation: sa‧hur

Noun

sahur (Jawi spelling سحور, uncountable) (Islam)

1. suhur: A pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting.

   Antonyms: buka puasa, iftar

Derived terms

Affixations

• bersahur

Compounds

• makan sahur

Descendants

• > Indonesian: sahur (inherited)

Verb

sahur (Jawi spelling سحور) (informal, intransitive)

1. ellipsis of makan sahur (“to eat during suhur”)

   Synonym: bersahur

   Sahur apa harini? ― What did you ate for suhur today?

Further reading

• "sahur" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saRut (“answer, reply”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.hʊr/
• Rhymes: -hur
• Hyphenation: sa‧hur

Noun

sahur

1. answer, reply
2. return

Derived terms

• anahur
• anahurakĕn
• anahuri
• asahur
• asahuran
• makasahur
• masahurakĕn
• panahur
• sinahur
• sinahuran
• sumahur
• sumahurakĕn

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦲꦸꦂ (saur) (inherited)

Further reading

• "sahur" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ساهور, from Arabic سَحُور (saḥūr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈhuɾ/

Noun

sahur (definite accusative sahuru, plural sahurlar)

1. (Islam) suhur (pre-dawn meal during Ramadan)

   Coordinate term: iftar

Further reading

• “sahur”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “sahur”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “sahur”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4023
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “sahur”, in Nişanyan Sözlük