Sunna n : (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran [syn: Sunnah, hadith]

Faroese

Pronunciation

• [sɔuːl]

Noun

sól

1. sun

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

The word sunna is cognate with the English word sun and the German word Sonne.

Noun

sunna

1. sun

Synonyms

• i-c sun sól

Derived terms

• sunnudagur

References

Old High German

Etymology

Common Germanic *sunnon, whence also Old English sunne

Noun

sunna (gen. sunnūn)

1. sun

Sunna can refer to:

• Sunna, an Old High German Sun goddess: see Sól (Norse mythology)
• Sunna, an Icelandic name meaning "the sun".
• Sunna, a Saxon chief whose people were widespread in eastern Berkshire, southern England. A number of English place names are derived from this name including Sonning (historically spelled "Sunning"), Sonning Eye, Sunbury, Sunningdale, Sunninghill and Sunningwell, many close to the River Thames.
• Sunne, a municipality in Sweden.
• Sunnah, a part of Islamic law.
• Sunna (band), a defunct British rock band active in the early 2000s.
• Suñña is the Pāli word for "empty" or "void" (see Shunyata), most frequently found in Buddhist texts.