sura

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran
  2. noun the muscular back part of the shank

Etymology

From Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

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