soora

Fula

Etymology

Probably from Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

soora (plural sooraaji ɗi)

1. chapter

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *coora. Cognates include Finnish suora and Veps sorʹed.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsoːrɑ/, [ˈs̠oːr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsoːrɑ/, [ˈʃo̝ːrɑ]
• Rhymes: -oːr, -oːrɑ
• Hyphenation: soo‧ra

Noun

soora

1. straight line
   • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by Mihailov and D. I. Efimov, Arifmetiikan oppikirja alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:

     Soorat AB ja AC ollaa nurkan poolet, tocka A ono nurkan kukkula.

     The straight lines AB and AC are the sides of the angle, the point A is the vertex of the angle.

2. (of animals, especially bulls) penis

Adjective

soora (comparative sooremp)

1. straight
2. honest, truthful

Declension

Declension of soora (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	soora	soorat
genitive	sooran	sooriin
partitive	sooraa	sooria
illative	sooraa	soorii
inessive	sooraas	sooriis
elative	soorast	soorist
allative	sooralle	soorille
adessive	sooraal	sooriil
ablative	sooralt	soorilt
translative	sooraks	sooriks
essive	sooranna, sooraan	soorinna, sooriin
exessive1)	soorant	soorint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (straight): oikia, kohalliin
• (honest): vernoi

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 543