Definition of sura Sura

/sʊˈɹʌ/ - [suru] - su•ra

We found 9 definitions of sura from 8 different sources.

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What does sura mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: suras

sura - the muscular back part of the shank
  calf
  skeletal muscle, striated muscle a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
  shank a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
  mid-calf the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle
  gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot
  soleus, soleus muscle a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sura (n.)
    One of the sections or chapters of the Koran, which are one hundred and fourteen in number.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sura
    A Chadic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • sura
    sōō′ra, n. a chapter of the Koran.—Also Su′rah. [Ar. sūra, a step.]
  • sura
    sōō′ra, n. the sap of the palmyra and coco-palm, &c. [Hind. surā.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • sura
    The drink otherwise called toddy (which see).

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" ('), plural "Suwar") is an Arabic term that means literally "something enclosed or surrounded by a fence or wall."

    Sura means a "chapter" of the Qur'an. They are traditionally ordered in order of length and begin with the shortest. Each Sura is named for a word or name mentioned in an ayah (section), of that 'Sura'.

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  • sura, noun, singular of suras.

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