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Rh Sur, the idiomatic expression of shoving along with some degree of force. It is in a higher degree, what Sĕr is in a smaller one. Sur bai di gusur, he trailed him along the ground.

Sur, Arabic, the zodiacal sign Taurus.

Sura, the word occurs often in the composition of proper names. sura, C. 752, from Sura, to shine, to be radiant. A god, a deity, the sun; a sage, a learned man; power, majesty, dignity, auspiciousness. In Java Sura generally is taken for a hero, a brave man.

Surabaya, the capital of the east-end of Java, in the straits of Madura, and name of an extensive residency. Sura, vide voce, or Suru, C. 754, a warrior, a hero. Bhaya, C. 488, fear, terror, dread, alarm. Sura-baya, God-fear, hero-fear, fearful on account of the gods who protect it, or the heroes who defend it, or the fear of heroes who would attack it.

Surabi, name of a variety of Kuéh or native cake, made of rice-flour.

Surah, Arabic, a section of the Koran.

Surah, the purport of a dream. The meaning of an expression which is not self-evident. A paragraph conveying some distinct meaning.

Surak, to cry out aloud, to shout. An acclamation of joy or victory.

Surakan, to shout, to any one, by way of warning, or tauntingly.

Surakarta, the capital of the emperor of Java, who is usually called the Susunan. Sura vide voce. Karta or Kĕrta, done, accomplished. Triumphant and accomplished. Generally called Surakarta adhi ning rat. Adhi, C. 24, over, above, implying superiority in place, quantity, quality. Ning, of the, Rat for Rata, C. 581, a country, a district, an inhabited country. Thus, triumphant and accomplished, the fore-most place in the land. Also called simply Solo. Kĕrta also means peace, tranquility, and Sura-karta may thus also be: a hero in peace.

Suralaya, 754, from Sura, a deity, or Surâ, spirits, and Alaya, abode. The sacred mountain Méru; the extremity of the world’s axis, and rehidence of the gods. Swarga or paradise. The highest top of the Unarang mountain, inland of Samarang, is so called.

Suraléh, name of a tree, also called Kapidĕngklung, which see.

Surambi, a porch, a portico, a covered gallery. A vestibule. The vestibule of the mosque, or a place built as an appendage to a mosque for the purpose of holding courts on religious matters, or of gathering together to study the koran.

Surat, a writing, anything written. A letter sent by post. , page, 191 reports this word as Arabic, but this origin may be fairly doubted, as it will admit of a Polynesian solution. Urat is a vein, a sinew, a fibre, whence it probably derived the word Gurat, to make a mark on any hard substance, as by engraving. Hence we have Gurat Batu, literally: engraven on stone, meaning figuratively any fixed tax or contribution, as if it had been registered on stone, and thus immutable. This