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Definition: SUNNA |
SUNNANoun1. A collection of traditions received by the orthodox Mohammedans as of equal authority with the Koran. |
Etymology: Sunna \Sun"na\, noun. [from Arabic expression sunnah rule, law.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Sunna or ~~~Sonna. Sonna. The Oral Law, or the precepts of Mahomet not contained in the Koran, collected into a volume. Similar to the Jewish Mishna, which is the supplement of the Pentateuch. (Arabic, sunna, custom, rule of conduct.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Sunna is an alternate term for Sunni Islam.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sunna."
Crosswords: SUNNA |
| Specialty definitions using "SUNNA": Circumcision, Female ♦ Shi-ites, Sonna, Sunnites. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "SUNNA" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (sunna). |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Pakistan | In the Malakand division and the Kohistan district of the NWFP, ordinances require that "all cases, suits, inquiries, matters, and proceedings in the courts shall be decided in accordance with Shari'a." These ordinances define Shari'a as the injunctions found in both the Koran and the Sunna (tradition) of the Prophet Mohammed. (references) |
Afghanistan | The Taliban claimed in mid-1999 that it was drafting a new constitution based on the sources of Islamic religious (Shari'a) law (the Koran, the Sunna, and Hanafi jurisprudence.) A Taliban spokesman stated that the new constitution would ensure the rights of all Muslims and of religious minorities; however, a constitution never was adopted. (references) | |
Human Rights | Saudi Arabia | Shari'a courts base judgments largely on their interpretation of the Koran and the Sunna. (references) |
Political Economy | Sudan | A larger number of families, in a compromise with tradition, have adopted the least severe form of FGM, Sunna, as an alternative to infibulation. (references) |
Sudan | In December 2000, supporters of the outlawed Takfeer and Hijra Muslim groups attacked a rival group's worshippers at a Sunna mosque in Omdurman during Ramadam prayers, killing 26 persons and injuring 40 others. (references) | |
Saudi Arabia | Crown Prince Abdullah has played an increasing role in governance since King Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995. The Government has declared the Islamic holy book the Koran and the Sunna (tradition) of the Prophet Muhammad to be the country's Constitution. (references) | |
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| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "SUNNA": al-sunna. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sunna | 34 |
lyrics sunna | 3 |
circumcision sunna | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "SUNNA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Arabic | من المذهب السني, المذهب السني, السنة. (various references) | ||||
French | sunna. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | unnasay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 16, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai lian prwi thV miaV sabbatwn ercontai epi to mnhmeion anateilantoV tou hliou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et valde mane una sabbatorum veniunt ad monumentum orto iam sole |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ænd swiðe ær anen reste-daige comento þare byregenne up asprungenne sunna. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And ful eerli in oon of the woke daies, thei camen to the sepulcre, whanne the sunne was risun. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And erly in the morninge the nexte daye after the saboth day they came vnto the sepulcre when the sunne was rysen. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came to the sepulcher at the rising of the sun: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put. |
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| Language | Mark Chapter 16, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | Ug sayo kaayo sa nahaunang adlaw sa semana, nangadto sila sa lubnganan sa diha nga nakasubang na ang Adlaw. |
| Croatian | I prvoga dana u tjednu, veoma rano, o izlasku sunèevu, doðu na grob. |
| Danish | Og meget årle på den første Dag i Ugen komme de til Graven, da Solen var stået op. |
| Dutch | En zeer vroeg op den eersten dag der week, kwamen zij tot het graf, als de zon opging; |
| Finnish | Ja viikon ensimmäisenä päivänä he tulivat haudalle ani varhain, auringon noustessa. |
| French | Le premier jour de la semaine, elles se rendirent au sépulcre, de grand matin, comme le soleil venait de se lever. |
| Gaelic | Agus ro-mhoch sa mhaduinn air a chiad latha den t-seachduin, thainig iad thun na h-uaighe an deigh eirigh na greine. |
| German | Und sie kamen zum Grabe am ersten Tag der Woche sehr früh, da die Sonne aufging. |
| Haitian Creole | Nan dimanch maten byen bonè, solèy te fèk ap leve, medam yo ale nan kavo a. |
| Hungarian | És korán reggel, a hétnek elsõ napján a sírbolthoz menének napfelköltekor. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pagi-pagi sekali waktu matahari terbit, pada hari pertama minggu itu, mereka pergi ke kuburan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka waktu dini hari, pada hari yang pertama di dalam minggu itu, datanglah mereka itu ke kubur, ketika matahari terbit. |
| Italian | Di buon mattino, il primo giorno dopo il sabato, vennero al sepolcro al levar del sole. |
| Maori | Na, i te atatu o te ra tuatahi o te wiki, ka haere ratou ki te urupa i te putanga mai o te ra; |
| Norwegian | Og meget tidlig på den første dag i uken kom de til graven, da solen gikk op. |
| Portuguese | E, no primeiro dia da semana, foram ao sepulcro muito cedo, ao levantar do sol. |
| Rumanian | Kn ziua dintki a sqptqmknii, s`au dus la mormknt dis de dimineayq, pe cknd rqsqrea soarele. |
| Shuar | Tura kashin Tumintin, ti Káshik, nantu Yáma jiiniai, iwiarsamunam jeariarmiayi. |
| Spanish | Muy de mañana, el primer día de la semana, fueron al sepulcro apenas salido el sol, |
| Swahili | Basi, alfajiri na mapema siku ya Jumapili, jua lilipoanza kuchomoza, walienda kaburini. |
| Swedish | Och bittida om morgonen på första veckodagen kommo de till graven, redan vid soluppgången. |
| Uma | Jadi', mepupulo ngkii eo Mingku, lako' moweka', hilou-ramo hi daeo'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SUNNA": sunnah, sunnahs, sunnas. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "SUNNA" (pronounced 'Sun"na'): Abuna, Achatina, Alcanna, Alhenna, Alumna, Amphirhina, Amphisbaena, Angina, Anna, Anona, Antenna, arena, Avena, Avifauna, Banana, Becuna, BELLADONNA, Bellona, Carina, Casuarina, Catena, Cavatina, Concertina, Coquina, Cromorna, Curtana, Czarevna, Czarina, Damiana, DIANA, Echidna, Erythrina, Galena, Gehenna, Gena, Globigerina, Glucina, Hemina, henna, Hosanna, HYENA, iguana, Krishna, lacuna, Lena, Levana, Limacina, Linguatulina, Littorina, Luna. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-n-n-s-u" | |
-1 letter: anus, nans, nuns, sunn. | |
-2 letters: nan, nun, nus, sau, sun, uns. | |
-3 letters: an, as, na, nu, un, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-n-n-s-u" | |
+1 letter: annuls, sannup, sunnah, sunnas, suntan, unbans, unmans, unsawn, unsnap. | |
+2 letters: adnouns, annuals, annulus, anurans, duennas, guanins, lungans, nuances, sannups, stannum, sunland, sunnahs, suntans, unhands, unhangs, unnails, unsnaps, unsnarl, wanguns. | |
+3 letters: anchusin, aneurins, anginous, annulets, annulose, cannulas, disannul, dunnages, guanines, handguns, hanumans, huntsman, infaunas, insulant, insurant, manhunts, mundanes, nauseant, nonsugar, nuisance, nunataks, pandanus, quininas, quinnats, quintans, sanguine, shantung, snafuing, soundman, stannous, stannums, stuntman, sunlands, tonneaus, tunnages, uncasing, unchains, unfasten, unisonal, unlearns, unreason, unsaying, unshaken, unshapen, unshaven, unsnarls. | |
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