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قرء

Root entry · 43 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of reading, reciting, and learning texts, especially the Quran. It also extends to meanings related to time, menstruation, purity, and the act of teaching or conveying information.

Derived headwords

القُرْآنnoun
  1. 1.
    The Quranboth

    The holy book of Islam, also referred to as the 'Noble Revelation' or 'the recited'.

قَرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to readboth

    To recite or read a text, especially the Quran.

  2. 2.
    to reciteboth

    To utter words from memory or a text.

هن الحرائر لا ربات أخمرة سود المحاجر لا يقرأن بالسورThey are free women, not mistresses of veils, dark-eyed, who do not recite by chapters.
قِرَاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    readingboth

    The act or process of reading.

  2. 2.
    recitationboth

    The act of reciting.

قُرْآنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a recitationboth

    A reading or recitation, often used as a synonym for the Quran itself.

قَارِئnoun
  1. 1.
    readerboth

    One who reads or recites.

  2. 2.
    reciterboth

    One who recites, especially the Quran.

قَرَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    readersclassical

    A plural for reader.

قُرَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    readersclassical

    A broken plural for reader.

قَارِئِينnoun
  1. 1.
    readersboth

    A sound masculine plural for reader.

تَلَاverb
  1. 1.
    to followboth

    To follow, in the sense of succeeding or coming after.

  2. 2.
    to reciteboth

    To recite, often used synonymously with 'qara'a'.

اقْتَرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to readclassical

    To read, often used in poetry.

أَقْرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to readboth

    To make someone else read or learn.

  2. 2.
    to convey greetingboth

    To convey a greeting, especially from God.

أن الرب عز وجل يقرئك السلامThat the Lord, Exalted is He, conveys His peace to you.
مُقْرِئnoun
  1. 1.
    teacherclassical

    One who teaches or causes others to read.

مَقْرُوءَةadjective
  1. 1.
    readboth

    Something that has been read.

مَقْرُوَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    readclassical

    Something that has been read (variant pronunciation).

مَقْرِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    readclassical

    Something that has been read (variant pronunciation).

مَقْرِئَةadjective
  1. 1.
    readclassical

    Something that has been read (variant pronunciation).

أَقْرَؤُكُمْadjective
  1. 1.
    most learnedboth

    The most knowledgeable or best reciter of the Quran.

أقرؤكم أبيThe most learned among you is Ubayy.
قَارَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to study togetherboth

    To study or review a text with someone.

مُقَارَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual studyboth

    The act of studying together.

قِرَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual studyclassical

    The act of studying together (variant masdar).

اسْتَقْرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to ask to readboth

    To request someone to read.

تَقَرَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to become learnedclassical

    To become knowledgeable or devout.

القُرْءnoun
  1. 1.
    timeboth

    A period of time, often referring to the time of menstruation or purity.

  2. 2.
    menstruationboth

    The menstrual period.

  3. 3.
    purityboth

    The period of purity between menstruations.

ثلاثة قروءthree menstrual periods/purities.
أَقْرَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    menstrual periodsboth

    Plural of 'qur'' referring to menstruation.

قُرُوءnoun
  1. 1.
    periods of purityboth

    Plural of 'qur'' referring to periods of purity.

لما ضاع فيها من قروء نسائكاWhen her women's periods were lost to him.
أَقْرَأَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to menstruateclassical

    A woman has begun her menstrual period.

  2. 2.
    to become pureclassical

    A woman has become pure after menstruation.

  3. 3.
    to become ready (for mating)classical

    A female animal becomes ready for mating.

  4. 4.
    to blow at its timeclassical

    The wind blows at its appointed time.

مُقْرِئadjective
  1. 1.
    menstruating or pureclassical

    A woman who is either menstruating or in a state of purity.

قَارِئnoun
  1. 1.
    readerboth

    One who reads.

مُتَقَرِّئnoun
  1. 1.
    devout personclassical

    One who is devout or studious.

قَوَارِئnoun
  1. 1.
    readersclassical

    Plural of 'qari'' (reader).

قُرَّائِيnoun
  1. 1.
    readersclassical

    Plural of 'qari'' (reader) with hamza.

قَارَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to study togetherboth

    To study or review a text with someone.

القُرَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    one with beautiful recitationboth

    One who has a beautiful voice or skill in recitation.

  2. 2.
    devout personboth

    A pious or ascetic person.

بيضاء تصطاد الغوي وتستبي بالحسن قلب المسلم القراءA white one that captures the misguided and captivates with beauty the heart of the devout Muslim.
قِرَاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    readingboth

    The act of reading.

  2. 2.
    pietyclassical

    Devotion or asceticism.

قَرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to readboth

    To read, especially silently.

وما كان ربك نسياAnd your Lord was not forgetful.
قُرَّاؤُهَاnoun
  1. 1.
    its recitersclassical

    The reciters of the Quran, referring to hypocrites.

أكثر منافقي أمتي قراؤهاThe most hypocrites of my Ummah are its reciters.
أَقْرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to convey peaceboth

    To convey a greeting of peace.

أن الرب عز وجل يقرئك السلامThat the Lord, Exalted is He, conveys His peace to you.
أَقْرِئْverb
  1. 1.
    convey peaceclassical

    To convey a greeting of peace, especially when written.

أَقْرَأَنِيverb
  1. 1.
    taught meclassical

    To teach or cause to read.

أقرأني فلانSo-and-so taught me.
أَقْرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To approach or draw near.

أَقْرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to setclassical

    The stars set or their time of setting approaches.

أَقْرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to returnclassical

    To return from a journey.

أَقْرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to delayclassical

    To delay or postpone.

Parallel reading

القرآن هو التنزيل العزيز، أي المقروء المكتوب في المصاحف
The Quran is the Noble Revelation, meaning the recited, written in the Mus'hafs.
تنبت بالدهن
It causes fat to grow.
يكاد سنا برقه يذهب بالابصار
The lightning almost snatches away their sight.
هن الحرائر لا ربات أخمرة سود المحاجر لا يقرأن بالسور
They are free women, not mistresses of veils, dark-eyed, who do not recite by chapters.
تلاه تفسير لقرأ وما بعده
It follows the interpretation of 'qara'a' and what comes after it.
يقال: قرأت الكتابة قراءة وقرآنا
It is said: 'He read the writing with qira'ah and qur'anan'.
أقرؤكم أبي
The most learned among you is Ubayy.
قارأه مقارأة وقراء: دارسه
He studied it with him: mutual study and qira' (darasa): he studied it.
استقرأه: طلب إليه أن يقرأ
He asked him to read: he requested him to read.
إن كانت لتقارىء سورة البقرة، أو هي أطول
If it was to rival the length of Surat Al-Baqarah, or it is longer.
القراء: الحسن القراءة
Al-Qurra': one with beautiful recitation.
القراء: الناسك المتعبد
Al-Qurra': the devout ascetic.
وما كان ربك نسيا
And your Lord was not forgetful.
أكثر منافقي أمتي قراؤها
The most hypocrites of my Ummah are its reciters.
جاءوا بالهمزة في الجمع لما كانت غير منقلبة بل موجودة في قرأت
They brought the hamza in the plural because it was not a vowel change but present in 'qara'at'.
تقرأ إذا تفقه وتنسك
He becomes learned if he is knowledgeable and devout.
أن الرب عز وجل يقرئك السلام
That the Lord, Exalted is He, conveys His peace to you.
اقرأ عليه السلام ولا تقول أقرئه السلام إلا في لغة
Say 'iqra' 'alayhi al-salam' and do not say 'aqri'uhu al-salam' except in a specific dialect.
إذا قرأ الرجل القرآن والحديث على الشيخ يقول - أقرأني فلان
When a man reads the Quran and Hadith to a scholar, he says: 'So-and-so taught me'.
إذا ما السماء لم تغم ثم أخلفت قروء الثريا أن يكون لها قطر
When the sky does not cloud over, then the periods of the Pleiades fail to bring rain.
ثلاثة قروء
three periods.
إذا هبت لقارئها الرياح
When the winds blow at their time.
أقرأت حاجته: دنت
His need approached: it drew near.
أقرأت النجوم: تأخر مطرها
The stars became late: their rain was delayed.