See also: قرئ, فري, قری, قرى, and فری

Arabic

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Root
ق ر و (q r w)
5 terms

Etymology 1

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Noun

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قَرِيّ (qariyym (plural أَقْرِيَة (ʔaqriya) or قُرْيَان (quryān) or أَقْرَاء (ʔaqrāʔ))

  1. channel, creek wherein water flows down mountains
  2. thick but not sour milk
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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قري (form I)

  1. قِرِّي (qirrī) /qir.riː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of قَرَّ (qarra)
  2. قَرِّي (qarrī) /qar.riː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of قَرَّ (qarra)

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ق ر ء
3 terms

From an alternative form of Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, to read).

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Verb

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قري (giri) I (non-past يقرا (yigra))

  1. to read
    Synonyms: قرا (gara), (classicized form) قرأ (garaʔ)
    قريت الكتاب
    girīt al-kitāb
    I read the book
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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 (garaʔ) is also used.

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    Conjugation of قري (giri)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قريت (girīt) قريت (girīt) قري (giri) قرينا (girīna) قريتوا (girītu) قريوا (giryu)
f قريتي (girīti) قرْيَت (giryat)
non-past m أقرا (ʔagra) تقرا (tigra) يقرا (yigra) نقرا (nigra) تقروا (tigru) يقروا (yigru)
f تقري (tigri) تقرا (tigra)
imperative m اقرا (agra) اقروا (agru)
f اقري (agri)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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قري (gurri)

  1. second-person feminine singular imperative of قَرّ (garr)