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。
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。
- 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.