Sura

from arab

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noun
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From arab

Definition

The sixth month of the Islamic calendar

Etymology

Loanword from the Arabic 'Safar', which underwent phonetic adaptation in Javanese and Indonesian to become 'Sura'. It refers to the first month of the Javanese calendar, which coincides with the month of Muharram in the Hijri calendar.

Semantic Category

Tempo