sura
sura — 名詞
- surasingular
- surasplural
1. a chapter that forms one of the 114 parts of the Quran, the sacred book of Islam
章節
《古蘭經》的章節
a chapter that forms one of the 114 parts of the Quran, the sacred book of Islam.
The imam's class read the shortest sura, Al-Kawthar, which has just three verses.
伊瑪目的班級朗讀了最短的章節《多福章》，該章只有三節經文。
sura + of the Quran; shortest / longest sura
Salma had memorized five suras by heart before she turned twelve.
Salma 在十二歲之前就已經背下了五個章節。
memorize + sura; countable: five suras
The scholar wrote a commentary on the second sura, Al-Baqarah, the longest chapter in the Quran.
這位學者為《古蘭經》中最長的第二章〈黃牛章〉撰寫了註釋。
the + ordinal + sura; commentary on + sura
Romi attends a weekly study group where the members read one sura each session.
Romi 參加了一個每週學習小組，成員每次會讀一個章節。
read + sura; countable: one sura
- recite a sura
- memorize a sura
- read a sura
- a sura of the Quran
- the first / longest / shortest sura
- Sura 2
- chapter
a generic term; 'sura' refers specifically to the chapters of the Quran
文法句型
sura + of + the Quran
the + ordinal + sura
用法筆記
Also spelled 'surah' (more common in modern English). The Arabic plural 'suwar' is sometimes used in academic writing, but the English plural 'suras' is standard for learners.
常見錯誤
同根字
- surah名詞C1