Where does “Sura” come from?
Sura (Sundanese) comes from Javanese ^ꦱꦸꦫ, from Arabic عَاشُورَاء — tenth, tenth day.
Sura (Sundanese): Muharram the first month of the Islamic calendar
Definitions
- Muharram the first month of the Islamic calendar
Ancestry of “Sura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ^ꦱꦸꦫ | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عَاشُورَاء | tenth, tenth day |