suwar

English

Etymology 1

From the Arabic ⁧سُوَر⁩ (suwar), the plural form of ⁧سُورَة⁩ (sūra), whence sura.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsʊwaɹ/

Noun

suwar

  1. plural of sura
    • 1985, Kristina Nelson, The Art of Reciting the Qurʾan, Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press (2001), →ISBN, chapter 2: “Tajwīd”, page 25:
      Most of these essentially uninflected syllables (CV̄C) are names of the letters of the alphabet and introduce some of the suwar of the Qurʾanic text.

Noun

suwar (plural suwars)

  1. Alternative form of sowar

Tiruray

Noun

suwar

  1. thorn
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