قرا

From the root ق ر و‎ (q-r-w).

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

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

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

1. back, dorsum

From Arabic قَرَأَ‎ (qaraʔa).

قرا • (ʾara) (perfect, imperfect يقرا‎ (yiʾra))

1. to read

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• گرا‎

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

• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /ɡɪrə/, IPA^(key): /ɡərə/

قرا or قرا • (gɪrə or gərə)

1. to read

   ‏الاستاذ قرا الدرس وايد بسرعة، ما فهمت منه ولا شي!‎‎

   The teacher read the lesson so fast [that] I did not understand anything from it!

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡara/

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

1. to read

   Synonyms: قري‎ (giri), (classicized form) قرأ‎ (garaʼ)

   ‏قريت الكتاب‎

   garēt al-kitāb

   I read the book

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.

From Arabic قَرَأَ‎ (qaraʔa).

• IPA^(key): /qra/

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

1. to read
2. to study

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

From Arabic قَرَّأَ‎ (qarraʔa).

• IPA^(key): /qar.ra/

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

1. to teach

   Synonym: علم‎ (ʕallam)

قرا • (kara)

1. alternative spelling of قره‎ (kara)

From Arabic قرأ‎.

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔa.ra/, [ˈʔʌ.rˤʌ]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.ra/, [ˈɡʌ.rˤʌ]

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قرا • (ʔara) (form 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.”)