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

*qirāʾa* · **reading**

قِرَاءَة (qirāʾa) is an Arabic noun meaning “reading”. It is built on the root ق·ر·أ in the pattern فِعَالَة. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ق·ر·أ
- Pattern: فِعَالَة
- Level: A1

## Words from the root ق·ر·أ

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

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

5 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
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ء — همزة (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- ة — تاء مربوطة (tāʾ marbūṭa): a t at the end of a feminine word, read as a soft a when you pause

## Questions about قِرَاءَة

### What is the root of قِرَاءَة?

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

### What pattern does قِرَاءَة follow?

قِرَاءَة follows the pattern فِعَالَة, with the root letters ق·ر·أ poured into it.

### What level is قِرَاءَة?

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


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