A1verb
يَقْرَأُ
yaqraʾu
he reads
Example
هُوَ يَقْرَأُ الْجَرِيدَةَ.
huwa yaqraʾu al-jarīdata.
He reads the newspaper.
Grammar
Form I verb, present tense. The root q-r-ʾ relates to reading. 'Al-Qurʾān' comes from the same root.
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Arabic root
ق-ر-ا
4 words from this root family
A1verb
قَرَأَ
qaraʾa
to read
Example
قرأتُ كتاباً مفيداً
qaraʾtu kitāban mufīdan
I read a useful book
Grammar
Hamzated verb (Form I). Past: qara'a, Present: yaqra'u.
A2noun
قِراءة
qirāʾa
reading
Example
القِراءة هِوايَتي المُفَضَّلة.
al-qirāʾa hiwāyatī al-mufaḍḍala.
Reading is my favorite hobby.
B1noun
قُرْآنٌ
qurʾān
Quran / recitation
Example
إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ
inna hādhā al-qurʾāna yahdī lillatī hiya aqwam
Indeed, this Quran guides to that which is most suitable (17:9)
Grammar
Masculine verbal noun (maṣdar) from قَرَأَ (to read/recite). Literally means 'the recitation.' Also called الْكِتَابُ (the Book), الذِّكْرُ (the Reminder), الْفُرْقَانُ (the Criterion).
Culture
The Quran is believed to be the literal, uncreated word of God, preserved in its original Arabic. It was revealed over 23 years and contains 114 surahs and over 6,200 verses.