قري

See also: قرئ‎, فري‎, قرى‎, and فری‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ر و‎ (q-r-w).

Noun

قَرِيّ • (qariyy) m (plural أَقْرِيَة‎ (ʔaqriya) or قُرْيَان‎ (quryān) or أَقْرَاء‎ (ʔaqrāʔ))

  1. channel, creek wherein water flows down mountains
  2. thick but not sour milk

Declension

Verb

قِرِّي • (qirrī) (form I)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of قَرَّ‎ (qarra)

Verb

قَرِّي • (qarrī) (form I)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of قَرَّ‎ (qarra)

Verb

قُرِّي • (qurrī) (form I)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of قَرَّ‎ (qarra)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق ر ء‎

From an alternative form of Arabic قَرَأَ‎ (qaraʔa, “to read”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡiri/

Verb

قري • (giri) (form I, non-past يقرا‎ (yigra))

  1. to read
    Synonyms: قرا‎ (gara), (classicized form) قرأ‎ (garaʼ)
    ‏قريت الكتاب‎
    girīt 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

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