su·ra (so?or??)n. Islam Any of the 114 chapters or sections of the Koran.[Arabic s?ra, from Aramaic ?ur?, absolute form of ?ur?t?, row, line; see ?wr in Semitic roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.sura (?s??r?) n (Koran) any of the 114 chapters of the Koran[C17: from Arabic s?rah section]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014su?ra or su?rah (?s??r ?) n., pl. -ras or -rahs. any of the 114 chapters of the Koran. [1655?65;