IURA, iura
Sounds Like: YOO-rah
Translations: laws, rights, justice, you swear, swear!
From the root: IUS, IURARE
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: The word 'IURA' can be interpreted in two main ways. It can be the plural form of the noun 'IUS', meaning 'law', 'right', or 'justice'. In this sense, it refers to a collection of legal principles or entitlements. Alternatively, it can be a form of the verb 'IURARE', meaning 'to swear'. In this verbal sense, it could be the second person singular present active indicative ('you swear') or the second person singular present active imperative ('swear!'). The context of the sentence would determine the correct meaning.
Inflection: Noun: Plural, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative, Neuter. Verb: Second Person Singular, Present Active Indicative or Imperative.
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, IUS, IURARE.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- IUSIURANDUM — oath, an oath
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