surat

See also: Surat and sürat

English

Noun

surat (plural surats)

  1. Alternative form of sura (A chapter of the Qur'an).

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Participle

surat (feminine surada, masculine plural surats, feminine plural surades)

  1. past participle of surar

Central Bikol

Etymology

    Borrowed from Malay surat.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsuɾat/ [ˈsu.ɾat]
    • Hyphenation: su‧rat

    Noun

    súrat (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜍᜆ᜔)

    1. a letter; a mail; a correspondence
      Synonym: koreyo
    2. a written message
      Synonym: mensahe

    Derived terms

    Hanunoo

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Malay surat.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈsuɾat/ [ˈsu.ɾɐt]
      • Rhymes: -uɾat
      • Syllabification: su‧rat

      Noun

      surat (Hanunoo spelling ᜰᜳᜮᜦ᜴)

      1. writing; letter (especially on bamboo)
      2. letter; character of the Hanunoo script

      Derived terms

      • sumurat

      Further reading

      • Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 256

      Indonesian

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsurat/ [ˈsu.rat̪̚]
      • Rhymes: -urat
      • Syllabification: su‧rat

      Etymology 1

        Inherited from Malay surat.

        Noun

        surat (plural surat-surat)

        1. document (original or official paper)
          Synonyms: dokumen, sahifah
        2. letter (written message)
        3. writing
          Synonym: tulisan
        4. inscription
          Synonym: prasasti
        5. certificate
          Synonyms: sertifikat, sijil, surat tanda
        6. card
          Synonym: kartu
        Derived terms
        Compounds
        Descendants
        • Tetum: surat

        Etymology 2

        Noun

        surat (plural surat-surat)

        1. (Islam) alternative form of surah (sura)

        Further reading

        Anagrams

        Javanese

        Romanization

        surat

        1. romanization of ꦱꦸꦫꦠ꧀

        Malay

        Pronunciation

        • (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈsurat/ [ˈsu.rat̪̚]
        • Rhymes: -urat, -rat, -at
        • Hyphenation: su‧rat

        Etymology 1

          Inherited from Proto-Malayic *surat,[1] possibly from (West) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat (to carve, to incise), unrelated to Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat (wound).[2] Compare Minangkabau surek. See also Arabic سُورَة (sūra, chapter of the Qur'an).

          Noun

          surat (Jawi spelling سورت, plural surat-surat or surat2)

          1. document (original or official paper)
            Synonyms: dokumen, sahifah
          2. letter (written message)
            Synonym: surat kiriman
          3. writing
            Synonym: tulisan

          Verb

          surat (Jawi spelling سورت)

          1. bare form of menyurat (to write)
          Derived terms
          Compounds
          • peti surat
          • sampul surat (envelope)
          • sampul surat, sarung surat
          • surat akuan (letter of declaration)
          • surat anggota
          • surat anonim
          • surat azimat
          • surat bahari
          • surat belasungkawa
          • surat beranak, surat jadi, surat lahir
          • surat berdaftar
          • surat berhenti
          • surat buta, surat gelap, surat kaling, surat mentega
          • surat cap
          • surat cara
          • surat cerai, surat talak
          • surat daftar
          • surat dakwa
          • surat doktor
          • surat edaran, surat keliling / surat pekeliling (circular)
          • surat gadai
          • surat hasrat
          • surat hutang
          • surat ikatan
          • surat insurans
          • surat iringan
          • surat izin, surat kebenaran
          • surat jaminan
          • surat jemputan, surat undangan
          • surat kahwin, surat nikah
          • surat kawat
          • surat kenalan
          • surat keterangan
          • surat khabar (newspaper)
          • surat kiriman
          • surat kredit
          • surat kuasa
          • surat layang, surat terbang (anonymous letter)
          • surat lepas
          • surat mati
          • surat nujum
          • surat pas
          • surat pelekat
          • surat pemberitahuan
          • surat pemilih
          • surat perintah
          • surat perjanjian
          • surat permintaan, surat permohonan
          • surat pujian, surat puji-pujian
          • surat rantai / surat berantai
          • surat rayuan
          • surat salinan
          • surat saman, surat sita
          • surat sebaran / surat selebaran
          • surat sembah (obsolete)
          • surat sumpah
          • surat syer
          • surat tanda
          • surat terbuka
          • surat tercatat
          • surat titah
          • surat tuduhan
          • surat tukar nama
          • surat ugutan
          • surat undi / surat undian
          • surat wakil
          • surat wasiat
          Descendants

          Etymology 2

          Borrowed from Arabic سُورَة (sūra, chapter of the Qur'an).

          Noun

          surat (plural surat-surat or surat2)

          1. archaic form of surah (sura; any chapter of the Quran)

          References

          1. ^ Adelaar, K. A. (1992), Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology[1], Canberra: The Australian National University, page 41
          2. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “write”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

          Anagrams

          Old Javanese

          Etymology

            Borrowed from Old Malay surat.

            Noun

            surat

            1. letter (written message)

            Swedish

            Verb

            surat

            1. supine of sura

            Anagrams

            Ternate

            Etymology

              Borrowed from Malay surat.[1]

              Pronunciation

              • IPA(key): [ˈsu.ɾat]

              Noun

              surat

              1. a letter (written message)

              Descendants

              References

              1. ^ Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

              Tetum

              Etymology

              Borrowed from Indonesian surat.

              Noun

              surat

              1. letter (written message)

              Turkish

              Etymology

                Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صورت, borrowed from Arabic صُورَة (ṣūra). Doublet of suret.

                Noun

                surat (definite accusative suratı, plural suratlar)

                1. face
                  Synonym: yüz
                2. surliness
                  Bir daha bu suratla misafirleri karşıladığını görmeyeyim!
                  You better not greet our guests with that surliness again!

                Declension

                Declension of surat
                singular plural
                nominative surat suratlar
                definite accusative suratı suratları
                dative surata suratlara
                locative suratta suratlarda
                ablative surattan suratlardan
                genitive suratın suratların
                Possessive forms
                nominative
                singular plural
                1st singular suratım suratlarım
                2nd singular suratın suratların
                3rd singular suratı suratları
                1st plural suratımız suratlarımız
                2nd plural suratınız suratlarınız
                3rd plural suratları suratları
                definite accusative
                singular plural
                1st singular suratımı suratlarımı
                2nd singular suratını suratlarını
                3rd singular suratını suratlarını
                1st plural suratımızı suratlarımızı
                2nd plural suratınızı suratlarınızı
                3rd plural suratlarını suratlarını
                dative
                singular plural
                1st singular suratıma suratlarıma
                2nd singular suratına suratlarına
                3rd singular suratına suratlarına
                1st plural suratımıza suratlarımıza
                2nd plural suratınıza suratlarınıza
                3rd plural suratlarına suratlarına
                locative
                singular plural
                1st singular suratımda suratlarımda
                2nd singular suratında suratlarında
                3rd singular suratında suratlarında
                1st plural suratımızda suratlarımızda
                2nd plural suratınızda suratlarınızda
                3rd plural suratlarında suratlarında
                ablative
                singular plural
                1st singular suratımdan suratlarımdan
                2nd singular suratından suratlarından
                3rd singular suratından suratlarından
                1st plural suratımızdan suratlarımızdan
                2nd plural suratınızdan suratlarınızdan
                3rd plural suratlarından suratlarından
                genitive
                singular plural
                1st singular suratımın suratlarımın
                2nd singular suratının suratlarının
                3rd singular suratının suratlarının
                1st plural suratımızın suratlarımızın
                2nd plural suratınızın suratlarınızın
                3rd plural suratlarının suratlarının

                Further reading

                • surat”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

                Turkmen

                Etymology

                Borrowed from Arabic صُورَة (ṣūra).

                Pronunciation

                Noun

                surat (definite accusative suraty, plural suratlar)

                1. picture, photo, image

                Declension

                Declension of surat
                singular plural
                nominative surat suratlar
                accusative suraty suratlary
                genitive suratyň suratlaryň
                dative surata suratlara
                locative suratda suratlarda
                ablative suratdan suratlardan

                Further reading

                • surat” in Enedilim.com
                • surat” in Webonary.org

                Uzbek

                Other scripts
                Arabic (Yangi Imlo)
                Cyrillic сурат
                Latin surat
                Afghan Uzbek صورت

                Etymology

                Borrowed from Arabic صُورَة (ṣūra). Compare Turkish surat.

                Noun

                surat (plural suratlar)

                1. picture, drawing
                2. photograph
                3. looks, appearance
                4. numerator

                Declension

                Declension of surat
                singular plural
                nominative surat suratlar
                genitive suratning suratlarning
                dative suratga suratlarga
                definite accusative suratni suratlarni
                locative suratda suratlarda
                ablative suratdan suratlardan
                similative suratdek suratlardek
                Possessive forms of surat
                1st person singular
                singular plural
                nominative suratim suratlarim
                genitive suratimning suratlarimning
                dative suratimga suratlarimga
                definite accusative suratimni suratlarimni
                locative suratimda suratlarimda
                ablative suratimdan suratlarimdan
                similative suratimdek suratlarimdek
                2nd person singular
                singular plural
                nominative surating suratlaring
                genitive suratingning suratlaringning
                dative suratingga suratlaringga
                definite accusative suratingni suratlaringni
                locative suratingda suratlaringda
                ablative suratingdan suratlaringdan
                similative suratingdek suratlaringdek
                3rd person singular
                singular plural
                nominative surati suratlari
                genitive suratining suratlarining
                dative suratiga suratlariga
                definite accusative suratini suratlarini
                locative suratida suratlarida
                ablative suratidan suratlaridan
                similative suratidek suratlaridek
                1st person plural
                singular plural
                nominative suratimiz suratlarimiz
                genitive suratimizning suratlarimizning
                dative suratimizga suratlarimizga
                definite accusative suratimizni suratlarimizni
                locative suratimizda suratlarimizda
                ablative suratimizdan suratlarimizdan
                similative suratimizdek suratlarimizdek
                2nd person plural
                singular plural
                nominative suratingiz suratlaringiz
                genitive suratingizning suratlaringizning
                dative suratingizga suratlaringizga
                definite accusative suratingizni suratlaringizni
                locative suratingizda suratlaringizda
                ablative suratingizdan suratlaringizdan
                similative suratingizdek suratlaringizdek
                3rd person plural
                singular plural
                nominative surati suratlari
                genitive suratining suratlarining
                dative suratiga suratlariga
                definite accusative suratini suratlarini
                locative suratida suratlarida
                ablative suratidan suratlaridan
                similative suratidek suratlaridek

                Western Bukidnon Manobo

                Verb

                surat

                1. to write