أَقْرَأَ (aaqraaa)to cause to read

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb أَقْرَأَ (aaqraaa) — “to cause to read”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: أَقْرَأَ يُقْرِئُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَقْرَأَ aaqraaaيُقْرِئُ yuqriuأَقْرِئْ aaqriإِقْرَاء iiqraāʾ

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to cause to read

    • أَقْرَأَ الْمُعَلِّمُ الطُّلَّابَ كِتَابَ الْقِصَصِ.The teacher caused the students to read the storybook.
    • يُقْرِئُ الْوَالِدَانِ أَبْنَاءَهُمَا الْقُرْآنَ الْكَرِيمَ مُنْذُ الصِّغَرِ.Parents cause their children to read the Holy Quran from a young age.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُقْرِئْنِي الْقَصِيدَةَ كَمَا وَعَدْتَ؟Why didn't you cause me to read the poem as you promised?
  2. 2. to convey greetings

    • أَقْرَأُ السَّلَامَ عَلَى وَالِدِي.I convey greetings to my father.
    • أَقْرَأُ لَكِ تَحِيَّاتِي الحَارَّةَ.I convey my warm greetings to you.
    • أَلَمْ تُقْرِئْهُ سَلَامِي؟Didn't you convey my greetings to him?
  3. 3. to greet

    • أَقْرَأَ الرَّجُلُ صَدِيقَهُ السَّلَامَ.The man greeted his friend.
    • أَقْرَأَتِ الْبِنْتُ وَالِدَتَهَا تَحِيَّةَ الصَّبَاحِ.The girl greeted her mother with a morning greeting.
    • أَقْرَأَ الْمُسَافِرُ أَهْلَهُ السَّلَامَ عِنْدَ وُصُولِهِ.The traveler greeted his family upon his arrival.
  4. 4. to make read

    • أَقْرَأَ الْأَبُ ابْنَهُ قِصَّةً قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ.The father made his son read a story before bed.
    • يُقْرِئُ الْمُعَلِّمُ الطُّلَّابَ نُصُوصًا مُتَنَوِّعَةً لِتَطْوِيرِ مَهَارَاتِهِمْ.The teacher makes students read various texts to develop their skills.
    • هَلْ أَقْرَأْتَ أَخَاكَ الصَّغِيرَ الْكِتَابَ الَّذِي اشْتَرَيْتَهُ؟Did you make your younger brother read the book you bought?
  5. 5. to make recite

    • أَقْرَأَ المُعَلِّمُ الطَّالِبَ القِصَّةَ.The teacher made the student recite the story.
    • أَقْرَأَ القَائِدُ جُنْدَهُ البَيَانَ.The commander made his soldiers recite the statement.
    • أَلَمْ تُقْرِئْهُ القَصِيدَةَ؟Did you not make him recite the poem?
  6. 6. to teach to read

    • أَقْرَأَ الْأُسْتَاذُ الطَّالِبَ.The professor made the student read.
    • أَقْرَأَ الْأَبُ ابْنَهُ الْقُرْآنَ.The father taught his son to read the Quran.
    • كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُقْرِئُ أَصْحَابَهُ الْقُرْآنَ.The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to teach his companions the Quran.

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