قَرَأَ (qaraaa)to read

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

Conjugation: قَرَأَ يَقْرَأُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
قَرَأَ qaraaaيَقْرَأُ yaqraauاِقْرَأْ aiqraaقِرَاءَةٌ qiraāʾaaun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to read

    • قَرَأَ الوَلَدُ الكِتَابَ.The boy read the book.
    • أَلَمْ تَقْرَأْ هَذِهِ الرِّسَالَةَ بَعْدُ؟Have you not read this message yet?
    • قَرَأَ البَاحِثُ الوَثَائِقَ التَّارِيخِيَّةَ القَدِيمَةَ بِعِنَايَةٍ لِفَهْمِ الأَحْدَاثِ.The researcher carefully read the ancient historical documents to understand the events.
  2. 2. to read, recite

    • قَرَأَ الوَلَدُ الكِتَابَ.The boy read the book.
    • أَلَمْ تَقْرَأْ هَذِهِ الرِّسَالَةَ بَعْدُ؟Have you not read this message yet?
    • قَرَأَ البَاحِثُ الوَثَائِقَ التَّارِيخِيَّةَ القَدِيمَةَ بِعِنَايَةٍ لِفَهْمِ الأَحْدَاثِ.The researcher carefully read the ancient historical documents to understand the events.
  3. 3. to convey greetings

    • قَرَأَ لَهُ السَّلَامَ عِنْدَمَا لَقِيَهُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.He conveyed greetings to him when he met him on the road.
    • قَرَأَتْ لَهَا التَّحِيَّةَ بِوَاسِطَةِ رِسَالَةٍ خَاصَّةٍ.She conveyed greetings to her via a private letter.
    • أَرْسَلْتُهُ لِيَقْرَأَ السَّلَامَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْأَهْلِ.I sent him to convey greetings to all the family.
  4. 4. to host

    • قَرَى الضَّيْفَ فِي بَيْتِهِ لَيْلَةً كَامِلَةً.He hosted the guest in his house for a full night.
    • قَرَيْنَا الْوَفْدَ الزَّائِرَ بِكُلِّ حَفَاوَةٍ.We hosted the visiting delegation with all hospitality.
    • يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَقْرِيَ أَصْدِقَاءَهُ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ كُلَّ عُطْلَةٍ.He likes to host his friends at his home every weekend.

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