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surah
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Word definitions for surah in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Surah \Su"rah\, n. A soft twilled silk fabric much used for women's dresses; -- called also surah silk .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A Surah (; also spelled Surat , Sura ; , plural suwar ) is what chapters are called in the Qur'an . There are 114 suwar in the Qur'an, each divided into verses. The chapters or suras are of unequal length, the shortest chapter ( Al-Kawthar ) has only three ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 soft twilled silk 2 (alternative spelling of sura English)
Usage examples of surah.
Sunday morning, she dressed in a skirt of gray serge, a dark green blouse of plissé surah and a gray Figaro jacket, and went downstairs to join her family for church services.
I am subject to receive a Surah concerning bartenders who extendeth not credit to those in a needy way.
Over the foot of the colonial bed hung a suit of mauve silk pajamas, and on a chair nearby had been thrown a purple surah silk dressing-gown.