qur'an
/kəˈɹɑn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Islamic holy book, considered by Muslims to be the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
noun
A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned book.
Example Sentences
- "In the summer of 2002, responding to the 9/11 atrocity, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill made a selection of verses from the Qur'an a mandatory text for new students."
- "Classical Arabic – the language of the Qur’an – will make you understood everywhere, but colloquial Arabic may be more useful, because once the locals start conversing with each other, you’ll lose the plot."
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān), definite form of قُرْآن (qurʔān, “act of reciting”), verbal noun of قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, “to recite; to read (aloud)”). (The obsolete alternative spellings with "al-", like the Alcoran, redundantly retained the Arabic definite article.) Compare Classical Syriac ܩܪܝܢܐ (qeryānā, “reading; scripture”).
Word Breakdown
- Root: ق ر ء
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈɹɑn/
- British English: /kəˈɹɑːn/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.
Inflected Forms
the Qur'an (canonical)
Quran (alternative)
Koran (alternative)
Alcoran (alternative, obsolete)
Alkoran (alternative, obsolete)
Coran (alternative, obsolete)
Qoran (alternative, uncommon)
Qor'an (alternative, uncommon)
Qorân (alternative, uncommon)
Qur'ân (alternative, uncommon)
Qur'ān (alternative, uncommon)
Qurʾān (alternative, uncommon)