See also: قرأ

Arabic

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Root
ق ر و (q-r-w)

Verb

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قَرَا (qarā) I, non-past يَقْرُو‎ (yaqrū)

  1. (transitive) to peragrate, to travel through, to traverse, to follow up with perseverance

Conjugation

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Noun

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قَرًا (qaranm (plural أَقْرَاء (ʔaqrāʔ))

  1. back, dorsum

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Chagatai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kara (black).

Adjective

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قرا (transliteration needed)

  1. black

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Uzbek: qora
  • Uyghur: قارا (qara)

Egyptian Arabic

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Root
ق ر ي
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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قرا (ʔara) I (non-past يقرا (yiʔra))

  1. to read

Conjugation

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Gulf Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa), with fronting of /q/ to /g/ and elision of the final hamza.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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قرا (gɪrə or gərə)

  1. to read
    الاستاذ قرا الدرس وايد بسرعة، ما فهمت منه ولا شي!
    The teacher read the lesson so fast [that] I did not understand anything from it!

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ق ر ي
2 terms

From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, to read).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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قرا (gara) I (non-past يقرا (yigra))

  1. to read
    Synonyms: قري (giri), (classicized form) قرأ (garaʼ)
    قريت الكتاب
    garēt al-kitāb
    I read the book

Usage notes

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Speakers alternate between the past forms for the verb "to read" قري (giri) and قرا (gara), while the present and imperative are the same for both forms. the classicized form with the final hamza قرأ (garaʼ) is also used.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of قرا (gara)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قريت (garēt) قريت (garēt) قرا (gara) قرينا (garēna) قريتوا (girētu) قروا (garu)
f قريتي (garēti) قرت (garat)
non-past m أقرا (agra) تقرا (tigra) يقرا (yigra) نقرا (nigra) تقروا (tigru) يقروا (yigru)
f تقري (tigri) تقرا (tigra)
imperative m اقرا (agra) اقروا (agru)
f اقري (agri)

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ق ر ي
2 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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قرا (qra) I (non-past يِقرا (yiqra) or يَقرا (yaqra))

  1. to read
  2. to study
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic قَرَّأَ (qarraʔa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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قرا (qarra) II (non-past يقري (yqarri))

  1. to teach
    Synonym: علم (ʕallam)
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of قرا
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قريت (qarrīt) قريتي (qarrīti) قرا (qarra) قرينا (qarrīna) قريتوا (qarrītu) قراوا (qarrāw)
f قرات (qarrāt)
non-past m نقري (nqarri) تقري (tqarri) يقري (yqarri) نقريوا (nqarrīw) تقريوا (tqarrīw) يقريوا (yqarrīw)
f تقري (tqarri) تقري (tqarri)
imperative m قري (qarri) قريوا (qarrīw)
f قري (qarri)

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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قرا (kara)

  1. alternative spelling of قره (kara)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic قُرَّاء (qurrāʔ).

Noun

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قُرّا (kurrâ)

  1. plural of قاری (kârî)

Further reading

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Etymology 3

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Noun

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قرا (kurâ)

  1. Alternative form of قری (kurâ)

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قُرَّاء (qurrāʔ).

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Readings
Classical reading? qurrā
Dari reading? qurrā
Iranian reading? ğorrâ
Tajik reading? qurro

Noun

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Dari قرا
Iranian Persian
Tajik қурро

قُرّا (qorrâ)

  1. plural of قاری (qâri)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ق ر ي
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قرأ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.ra/, [ˈʔʌ.rˤʌ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.ra/, [ˈɡʌ.rˤʌ]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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قرا (ʔara) I (present بقرا (biʔra))

  1. to read
    ايمتى كان آخر مرّة قريتلك كتاب؟
    emta kān āḵer marra ʔarēt-lak ktāb?
    When was the last time you read yourself a book?
    قريت افكاري.
    ʔarēt afkāri.
    You read my mind.
    (literally, “You read my thoughts.”)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of قرا (ʔara)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قريت (ʔarēt) قريت (ʔarēt) قرا (ʔara) قرينا (ʔarēna) قريتو (ʔarētu) قرو (ʔaru)
f قريتي (ʔarēti) قرت (ʔarat)
present m بقرا (baʔra) بتقرا (btiʔra) بيقرا (biʔra) منقرا (mniʔra) بتقرو (btiʔru) بقرو (biʔru)
f بتقرا (btiʔra) بتقرا (btiʔra)
subjunctive m اقرا (aʔra) تقرا (tiʔra) يقرا (yiʔra) نقرا (niʔra) تقرو (tiʔru) يقرو (yiʔru)
f تقرا (tiʔra) تقرا (tiʔra)
imperative m اقرا (iʔra) اقرو (iʔru)
f اقري (iʔri)