sura


any of the main divisions, or chapters, of the Koran
Origin of sura
Arabic s?ra, literally , enclosuresura

noun
IslamAny of the 114 chapters or sections of the Koran.
Origin of sura
Arabic sūra from Aramaic šurā absolute form of šurətā row, line šwrsura

Origin
From Arabic سÙورَةٌ (sÅ«ra, “chapter of the Qur'an"), from سور (sáwwara, “to enclose, to wall in").