Where does “sure” come from?
sure (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Arabic سُورَة — chapter of the Qur'an; sura.
sure (Norwegian Bokmål): a sura; definite singular of sur; plural of sur
Definitions
- a sura; definite singular of sur; plural of sur
Ancestry of “sure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | سُورَة | chapter of the Qur'an; sura |