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title: "قَرَأَ (qaraʾa) meaning in Arabic: to read"
description: "قَرَأَ (qaraʾa) means “to read”. Root ق·ر·أ, pattern فَعَلَ, level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/aqrau"
language: "en"
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# قَرَأَ

*qaraʾa* · **to read**

قَرَأَ (qaraʾa) is an Arabic verb meaning “to read”. It is built on the root ق·ر·أ in the pattern فَعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ق·ر·أ
- Pattern: فَعَلَ
- Level: A1

## Forms of قَرَأَ

- Present: يَقْرَأُ
- Verbal noun: قِرَاءَة

## Words from the root ق·ر·أ

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ق·ر·أ with قَرَأَ; each opens its own entry.

- [قِرَاءَة](https://fasaha.app/w/qiraa) — qirāʾa, reading (A1)
- [قَارِئ](https://fasaha.app/w/qari) — qāriʾ, reader (B1)
- [قُرْآن](https://fasaha.app/w/quran) — qurʾān, the Qurʾan (A1)
- [مَقْرُوء](https://fasaha.app/w/maqru) — maqrūʾ, readable, legible (B2)

## How to read قَرَأَ, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ق — قاف (qāf): a deep k from the back of the throat
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r
- أ — همزة على ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”

## Questions about قَرَأَ

### What is the root of قَرَأَ?

The root of قَرَأَ is ق·ر·أ. Words built on the same root include قِرَاءَة (reading), قَارِئ (reader), قُرْآن (the Qurʾan), مَقْرُوء (readable, legible).

### What pattern does قَرَأَ follow?

قَرَأَ follows the pattern فَعَلَ, with the root letters ق·ر·أ poured into it.

### What level is قَرَأَ?

Fasaha first uses قَرَأَ at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)