how to pronounce sunni

/ˈsʊni/

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sunni is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sunni in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… a sunni-led country came to president …”

meanings of sunni

noun:

Sunni Islam.
A follower of Sunnism.

adjective:

Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah. Coordinate term: Shia.

sunni frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sunni occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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