Definition of Sura

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sura
n. any of the 114 chapters of the Koran (Islam); calf, hind portion of the lower leg (Anatomy)

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Sura Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sura
(n.)
One of the sections or chapters of the Koran, which are one hundred and fourteen in number.
  

WordNet 2.0
sura
Noun
1. one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras"
(hypernym) section, subdivision
(hyponym) Fatiha, Fatihah
(part-holonym) Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an, Book
2. the muscular back part of the shank
(synonym) calf
(hypernym) skeletal muscle, striated muscle
(part-holonym) shank
(part-meronym) gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle

JM Languages
MWAGHAVUL
Mwaghavul (Sura) is a Chadic language spoken in Nigeria.
The language is: Mwaghavul


Sura Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

JM Latin-English Dictionary
sura
N F
calf of the leg

Surus
ADJ
Syrian| of Syria


Sura Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

Rakefet
Sura
Sura(s) (Sanskrit) Used in the Vedas for gods in general, equivalent to devas; originally solar deities, as is shown by the name surya (sun), and correspond in many instances to the manasaputras and agnishvattas of theosophy. Later by the Indian exotericists the suras arbitrarily became asuras (not suras), yet "the 'Ancestors' breathed out the first man, as Brahma is explained to have breathed out the Suras (Gods), when they became 'Asuras' (from Asu, breath)" (SD 2:86). See also ASURA; MAHASURA

Official Islam Glossary for Introduction to Religion
Sura
The Arabic term for a chapter in the Koran .


Sura Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Sura
For other meanings, see Sura (disambiguation).
Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" , plural "Suwar" ) is an Arabic term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded by a fence or wall." The term is commonly used to mean a "chapter" of the Qur'an, each of which is traditionally ordered roughly in order of decreasing length. Each Sura is named for a word or name mentioned in an ayah (section), of that 'Sura'. Some 'Sura' were surprising to Muslims at the time of the 'Revelation'; for example, the elevated status of Mary - a Jewish woman and the mother of the Christian Jesus at the time of the 'Revelation' - which is mentioned in Sura 19 ("Maryam/Mary").

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