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title: "قَارِئ (qāriʾ) meaning in Arabic: reader"
description: "قَارِئ (qāriʾ) means “reader”. Root ق·ر·أ, pattern فَاعِل, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/qari"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# قَارِئ

*qāriʾ* · **reader**

قَارِئ (qāriʾ) is an Arabic noun meaning “reader”. It is built on the root ق·ر·أ in the pattern فَاعِل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ق·ر·أ
- Pattern: فَاعِل
- Level: B1

## Words from the root ق·ر·أ

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

- [قَرَأَ](https://fasaha.app/w/aqrau) — qaraʾa, to read (A1)
- [قِرَاءَة](https://fasaha.app/w/qiraa) — qirāʾa, reading (A1)
- [قُرْآن](https://fasaha.app/w/quran) — qurʾān, the Qurʾan (A1)
- [مَقْرُوء](https://fasaha.app/w/maqru) — maqrūʾ, readable, legible (B2)

## How to read قَارِئ, letter by letter

4 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
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r
- ئ — همزة على ياء (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”

## Questions about قَارِئ

### What is the root of قَارِئ?

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

### What pattern does قَارِئ follow?

قَارِئ follows the pattern فَاعِل, with the root letters ق·ر·أ poured into it.

### What level is قَارِئ?

Fasaha first uses قَارِئ at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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