Definitions for surah

surah su·rah

Spelling: [soo r-uh]
IPA: /ˈsʊər ə/

Surah is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 55 anagrams from letters in surah (ahrsu).

Definitions for surah

noun

  1. a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
  2. sura.
  3. any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.

Origin of surah

First recorded in 1880-85; apparently variant of Surat

Examples for surah

Thus in the second surah he insists that mankind was of one faith from the beginning.

In surah xiv., a grievous punishment is prepared for the unjust.

So in the sixth surah, he writes: We (as if identifying himself with God) will not impose a task on any soul beyond its ability.

In this event it may be set into a scarf or drapery of China or surah silk with charming results.

surah—A twilled silk similar to serge; first made in Surat, India.

The greatest luxury to which she treated herself now and again was a taffetas or surah silk.

Word Value for surah
Scrable

8

Words with friends

8

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