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title: "مَقْرُوء (maqrūʾ) meaning in Arabic: readable, legible"
description: "مَقْرُوء (maqrūʾ) means “readable, legible”. Root ق·ر·أ, pattern مَفْعُول, level B2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/maqru"
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# مَقْرُوء

*maqrūʾ* · **readable, legible**

مَقْرُوء (maqrūʾ) is an Arabic adjective meaning “readable, legible”. It is built on the root ق·ر·أ in the pattern مَفْعُول. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B2.

- Part of speech: Adjective
- Root: ق·ر·أ
- Pattern: مَفْعُول
- Level: B2

## Words from the root ق·ر·أ

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

- [قَرَأَ](https://fasaha.app/w/aqrau) — qaraʾa, to read (A1)
- [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)

## How to read مَقْرُوء, letter by letter

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

- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ق — قاف (qāf): a deep k from the back of the throat
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r
- و — واو (wāw): w, or a long u
- ء — همزة (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”

## Questions about مَقْرُوء

### What is the root of مَقْرُوء?

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

### What pattern does مَقْرُوء follow?

مَقْرُوء follows the pattern مَفْعُول, with the root letters ق·ر·أ poured into it.

### What level is مَقْرُوء?

Fasaha first uses مَقْرُوء at level B2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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