קרא

Aramaic

קרא • (q'rā)

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kaˈʁa(ʔ)/
- Homophones: קָרַע‎ (qaráʿ), כָּרַע‎ (karáʿ), קָרָה‎ (qará), כָּרָה‎ (kará)
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kɔ.rɔ/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kaˈra(ʔ)/
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /qɔˈrɔʔ/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /qɔˈʀɔʔ/
(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /qaːˈraːʔ/

Root
ק־ר־א‎ (q-r-ʾ)

קָרָא • (qaráʾ) (pa'al construction, infinitive לקרוא / לִקְרֹא‎, future יִקְרָא‎, passive counterpart נִקְרָא‎)

to read
‏אני לא צריך חברים שלא קוראים ספרים.‎‎
aní lo tsaríkh khaverím sheló kor'ím sfarím.
I don't need friends who don't read books.
to call
‏איך קוראים לך?‎‎
ékh kor'ím l'khá?
What is your name? [literally How do they call you?]

‏אבא שלי קורא לי כל פעם שיש בעיות עם המחשב שלו.‎‎
ába shelí koré li kol pá'am she-yesh b'ayót im ha-makhshév sheló.
My father calls me every time there are problems with his computer.
to crow
‏התרנגול קורא עם שחר.‎‎
hatarnegól koré 'im shákhar.
The rooster crows at dawn.

Conjugation of קָרָא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לקרוא / לִקְרֹא‎ action noun: קְרִיאָה‎ passive participle: קָרוּא‎
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	קָרָאתִי‎		קָרָאנוּ‎
	second	קָרָאתָ‎	קָרָאת‎	קְרָאתֶם‎¹	קְרָאתֶן‎¹
	third	קָרָא	קָרְאָה‎	קָרְאוּ‎
present		קוֹרֵא‎	קוֹרֵאת‎	קוֹרְאִים‎	קוֹרְאוֹת‎
future	first	אֶקְרָא‎		נִקְרָא‎
	second	תִּקְרָא‎	תִּקְרְאִי‎	תִּקְרְאוּ‎	תִּקְרֶאנָה‎²
	third	יִקְרָא‎	תִּקְרָא‎	יִקְרְאוּ‎	תִּקְרֶאנָה‎²
imperative		קְרָא	קִרְאִי‎	קִרְאוּ‎	קְרֶאנָה‎²
notes		Pronounced קָרָאתֶם‎ and קָרָאתֶן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

קָרָא • (kará) (pa'al construction)

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