shura

English

Etymology

From Arabic شُورَى (šūrā, “consultation”)

Noun

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

• shura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ashur, Rauhs, Shuar, sahur, surah

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Irish

Noun

shura m

1. Lenited form of sura.

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Spanish

Noun

shura f (plural shuras)

1. shura