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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