shura

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Shura

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Arabic شُورَى (šūrā, consultation)

Noun

[edit]

shura (plural shuras)

  1. (Islam) A body that provides counsel to a leader
    • 2007 January 5, Carlotta Gall, “Taliban Leader Promises More Afghan War”, in New York Times[1]:
      “The leadership, resistance and shura are all based here in Afghanistan.”
    • 2009 March 11, Carlotta Gall, “As U.S. Weighs Taliban Negotiations, Afghans Are Already Talking”, in New York Times[2]:
      [] Mullah Bradar [] is said to reside in the Pakistan port city of Karachi, where many members of the Quetta shura have taken refuge, according to Afghan officials.

See also

[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]

Irish

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

shura m

  1. Lenited form of sura.

Spanish

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

shura f (plural shuras)

  1. shura