قراءة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ر ء (q-r-ʾ), related to reading..

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Arabic) IPA(key): /qiraːʔa/
  • (Egyptian Arabic) IPA(key): /ʔiræːʔæ/
  • (Gulf) IPA(key): /ˌqiˈrɑ.ʔɐ/
  • (file)

Noun

قِرَاءَة (qirāʾa) f (dual قِرَاءَتَانِ (qirāʾatāni), plural قِرَاءَات (qirāʾāt))

  1. verbal noun of قَرَأَ (qaraʾa) (form I)
  2. reading
    قراءَة الكتابqirāʾat al-kitābreading the book

Declension

Synonyms

  • قَرَأَ (qaraʾa)
  • اَلْقِرَاءَات اَلسَّبْع (al-qirāʾāt as-sabʿ)

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: قرائت (kıraat, Quran recitation)
    • Turkish: kıraat (Quran recitation)
  • Persian: قرائت (qerâat, Quran recitation)
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