Suwar

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsÊŠwaɹ/

Origin

From the Arabic سُوَرٌ (súwar), the plural form of سُورَةٌ (sūra), whence sura.

Noun

plural

1. Plural of sura
• 1985, Kristina Nelson, The Art of Reciting the Qurʾan, Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press (2001), ISBN 9774245946, chapter 2: “Tajwid”, page 25:Most of these essentially uninflected syllables (CVÌ„C) are names of the letters of the alphabet and introduce some of the suwar of the Qurʾanic text.