See also: قرأ

Arabic edit

Root
ق ر و (q-r-w)

Verb edit

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

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

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

قَرًا (qaranm (plural أَقْرَاء (ʔaqrāʔ))

  1. back, dorsum

Declension edit

Chagatai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *kara (black).

Adjective edit

قرا (transliteration needed)

  1. black

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Uzbek: qora
  • Uyghur: قارا (qara)

Egyptian Arabic edit

Root
ق ر ي
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa).

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

قرا (ʔara) I (non-past يقرا (yiʔra))

  1. to read

Conjugation edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Gulf Arabic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

Root
ق ر ي
2 terms

From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, to read).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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 edit

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 edit

    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 edit

Root
ق ر ي
2 terms

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to read
  2. to study
Conjugation edit
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Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic قَرَّأَ (qarraʔa).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to teach
    Synonym: علم (ʕallam)
Conjugation edit
    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 edit

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

قرا (kara)

  1. alternative spelling of قره (kara)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Arabic قُرَّاء (qurrāʔ).

Noun edit

قُرّا (kurrâ)

  1. plural of قاری (kârî)

Further reading edit

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

قرا (kurâ)

  1. Alternative form of قری (kurâ)

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic قُرَّاء (qurrāʔ).

Pronunciation edit

 

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

Noun edit

Dari قرا
Iranian Persian
Tajik қурро

قُرّا (qorrâ)

  1. plural of قاری (qâri)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ق ر ي
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic قرأ.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

    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)