قرا

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Arabic

Root
ق ر و (q-r-w)

Verb

قَرَا • (qarā) I, non-past يَقْرُو‎ (yaqrū)

  1. (transitive) to peragrate, to travel through, to traverse, to follow up with perseverance

Conjugation

Conjugation of
قَرَا
(form-I final-weak, verbal noun قَرْو)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
qarw
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
qārin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
maqruww
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qarawtu
qarawta
قَرَا

qarā
qarawtumā
qarawā
qarawnā
qarawtum
qaraw
f
qarawti
qarat
qaratā
qarawtunna
qarawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔaqrū
taqrū
yaqrū
taqruwāni
yaqruwāni
naqrū
taqrūna
yaqrūna
f
taqrīna
taqrū
taqruwāni
taqrūna
yaqrūna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔaqruwa
taqruwa
yaqruwa
taqruwā
yaqruwā
naqruwa
taqrū
yaqrū
f
taqrī
taqruwa
taqruwā
taqrūna
yaqrūna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔaqru
taqru
yaqru
taqruwā
yaqruwā
naqru
taqrū
yaqrū
f
taqrī
taqru
taqruwā
taqrūna
yaqrūna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
uqru
uqruwā
uqrū
f
uqrī
uqrūna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qurītu
qurīta
quriya
qurītumā
quriyā
qurīnā
qurītum
qurū
f
qurīti
quriyat
quriyatā
qurītunna
qurīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuqrā
tuqrā
yuqrā
tuqrayāni
yuqrayāni
nuqrā
tuqrawna
yuqrawna
f
tuqrayna
tuqrā
tuqrayāni
tuqrayna
yuqrayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuqrā
tuqrā
yuqrā
tuqrayā
yuqrayā
nuqrā
tuqraw
yuqraw
f
tuqray
tuqrā
tuqrayā
tuqrayna
yuqrayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuqra
tuqra
yuqra
tuqrayā
yuqrayā
nuqra
tuqraw
yuqraw
f
tuqray
tuqra
tuqrayā
tuqrayna
yuqrayna

Noun

قَرًا • (qaran) m (plural أَقْرَاء (ʔaqrāʔ))

  1. back, dorsum

Declension

Declension of noun قَرًا (qaran)
Singular singular in ـًا (-an)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَرَا
qarā 		الْقَرَا
al-qarā 		قَرَا
qarā
Nominative قَرًا
qaran 		الْقَرَا
al-qarā 		قَرَا
qarā
Accusative قَرًا
qaran 		الْقَرَا
al-qarā 		قَرَا
qarā
Genitive قَرًا
qaran 		الْقَرَا
al-qarā 		قَرَا
qarā
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَرَيَيْن
qarayayn 		الْقَرَيَيْن
al-qarayayn 		قَرَيَيْ
qarayay
Nominative قَرَيَانِ
qarayāni 		الْقَرَيَانِ
al-qarayāni 		قَرَيَا
qarayā
Accusative قَرَيَيْنِ
qarayayni 		الْقَرَيَيْنِ
al-qarayayni 		قَرَيَيْ
qarayay
Genitive قَرَيَيْنِ
qarayayni 		الْقَرَيَيْنِ
al-qarayayni 		قَرَيَيْ
qarayay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَقْرَاء
ʔaqrāʔ 		الْأَقْرَاء
al-ʔaqrāʔ 		أَقْرَاء
ʔaqrāʔ
Nominative أَقْرَاءٌ
ʔaqrāʔun 		الْأَقْرَاءُ
al-ʔaqrāʔu 		أَقْرَاءُ
ʔaqrāʔu
Accusative أَقْرَاءً
ʔaqrāʔan 		الْأَقْرَاءَ
al-ʔaqrāʔa 		أَقْرَاءَ
ʔaqrāʔa
Genitive أَقْرَاءٍ
ʔaqrāʔin 		الْأَقْرَاءِ
al-ʔaqrāʔi 		أَقْرَاءِ
ʔaqrāʔi

Chagatai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”).

Adjective

قرا (transliteration needed)

  1. black

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Uzbek: qora
  • Uyghur: قارا (qara)

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ق ر ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

قرا • (ʔara) I (non-past يقرا (yiʔra))

  1. to read

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa), with fronting of /q/ to /g/ and elision of the final hamza.

Pronunciation

Verb

قرا • (gɪrə or gərə)

  1. to read
    الاستاذ قرا الدرس وايد بسرعة، ما فهمت منه ولا شي!
    The teacher read the lesson so fast I did not understand anything from it!

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق ر ي
2 terms

From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, “to read”).

Pronunciation

Verb

قرا • (gara) I (non-past يقرا (yigra))

  1. to read
    Synonyms: قري (giri), (classicized form) قرأ (garaʼ)
    قريت الكتاب
    garēt al-kitāb
    I read the book

Usage notes

Speakers alternate between the past forms for the verb "to read" قري (giri) and قرا (gara), while the present and imperative are the same for both forms. the classicized form with the final hamza قرأ (garaʼ) is also used.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قرا (gara)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قريت (garēt) قريت (garēt) قرا (gara) قرينا (garēna) قريتوا (girētu) قروا (garu)
f قريتي (garēti) قرت (garat)
non-past m أقرا (agra) تقرا (tigra) يقرا (yigra) نقرا (nigra) تقروا (tigru) يقروا (yigru)
f تقري (tigri) تقرا (tigra)
imperative m اقرا (agra) اقروا (agru)
f اقري (agri)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ق ر ي
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa).

Pronunciation

Verb

قرا • (qra) I (non-past يِقرا (yiqra) or يَقرا (yaqra))

  1. to read
  2. to study
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

From Arabic قَرَّأَ (qarraʔa).

Pronunciation

Verb

قرا • (qarra) II (non-past يقري (yqarri))

  1. to teach
    Synonym: علم (ʕallam)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of قرا
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قريت (qarrīt) قريتي (qarrīti) قرا (qarra) قرينا (qarrīna) قريتوا (qarrītu) قراوا (qarrāw)
f قرات (qarrāt)
non-past m نقري (nqarri) تقري (tqarri) يقري (yqarri) نقريوا (nqarrīw) تقريوا (tqarrīw) يقريوا (yqarrīw)
f تقري (tqarri) تقري (tqarri)
imperative m قري (qarri) قريوا (qarrīw)
f قري (qarri)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Adjective

قرا • (kara)

  1. alternative spelling of قره (kara)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قُرَّاء (qurrāʔ).

Noun

قُرّا • (kurrâ)

  1. plural of قاری (kârî)

Further reading

  • Lehçe-i Osmani
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قاری”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1413

Etymology 3

Noun

قرا • (kurâ)

  1. Alternative form of قری (kurâ)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قُرَّاء (qurrāʔ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? qurrā
Dari reading? qurrā
Iranian reading? ğorrâ
Tajik reading? qurro

Noun

Dari قرا
Iranian Persian
Tajik қурро

قُرّا • (qorrâ)

  1. plural of قاری (qâri)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ر ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قرأ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.ra/,
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.ra/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd)(file)

Verb

قرا • (ʔara) I (present بقرا (biʔra))

  1. to read
    ايمتى كان آخر مرّة قريتلك كتاب؟
    emta kān āḵer marra ʔarēt-lak ktāb?
    When was the last time you read yourself a book?
    قريت افكاري.
    ʔarēt afkāri.
    You read my mind.
    (literally, “You read my thoughts.”)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قرا (ʔara)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قريت (ʔarēt) قريت (ʔarēt) قرا (ʔara) قرينا (ʔarēna) قريتو (ʔarētu) قرو (ʔaru)
f قريتي (ʔarēti) قرت (ʔarat)
present m بقرا (baʔra) بتقرا (btiʔra) بيقرا (biʔra) منقرا (mniʔra) بتقرو (btiʔru) بقرو (biʔru)
f بتقرا (btiʔra) بتقرا (btiʔra)
subjunctive m اقرا (aʔra) تقرا (tiʔra) يقرا (yiʔra) نقرا (niʔra) تقرو (tiʔru) يقرو (yiʔru)
f تقرا (tiʔra) تقرا (tiʔra)
imperative m اقرا (iʔra) اقرو (iʔru)
f اقري (iʔri)
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