shura
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
Definition of shura
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A body that provides counsel to a leader.
““The leadership, resistance and shura are all based here in Afghanistan.””
“[…] Mullah Bradar[…] is said to reside in the Pakistan port city of Karachi, where many members of the Quetta shura have taken refuge, according to Afghan officials.”
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noun
-
A body that provides counsel to a leader.
““The leadership, resistance and shura are all based here in Afghanistan.””
“[…] Mullah Bradar[…] is said to reside in the Pakistan port city of Karachi, where many members of the Quetta shura have taken refuge, according to Afghan officials.”
name
- A male given name from Russian, Ukrainian.
- A female given name from Russian, Ukrainian.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Arabic شُورَى (šūrā, “consultation”).
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