سور

Meaning

Noun

wall that encloses and protects a building

Verb

to enclose with a wall or fences

Concepts

fence

wall

enclose

enclosure

fence in

severity

surround

vehemence

Quranic chapter

Quranic chapters

Surah

bracelet

Surahs

encircle

Synonyms

جدار

حائط

سياج

حف

طوق

جدر

سُور

Translations

duvar

recinto

recinzione

φραγμός

Umzäunung

Mauer

Zaun -s

Wand

tanca

ceinture

clôture

enceinte

mur

φράχτης

Etymology

Argued to be a loan from Aramaic שׂוּרָא / ܫܘܪܐ (šūrā), but other cognates such as Sabaean 𐩣𐩬𐩪𐩥𐩧𐩩 (mns¹wrt, “walls”) and Tigre ሶር (sor, “partition wall”) (unless that form is itself borrowed from Arabic) suggest that it may in fact be inherited.