sura

Other forms of sura

plural

suras·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sura

What does sura mean?

sura means "one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sura?

sura has 2 syllables: sur-a. The stress falls on "sur". In IPA it is /ˈsʊɹə/.

What is another word for sura?

Close synonyms include calf. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sura a common word?

sura is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.