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

*qurʾān* · **the Qurʾan**

قُرْآن (qurʾān) is an Arabic noun meaning “the Qurʾan”. It is built on the root ق·ر·أ in the pattern فُعْلَان. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ق·ر·أ
- Pattern: فُعْلَان
- 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 قُرْآن; 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)
- [مَقْرُوء](https://fasaha.app/w/maqru) — maqrūʾ, readable, legible (B2)

## How to read قُرْآن, 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
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r
- آ — ألف ممدودة (ʾalif madda): a long ā that opens with a glottal stop
- ن — نون (nūn): n

## Questions about قُرْآن

### What is the root of قُرْآن?

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

### What pattern does قُرْآن follow?

قُرْآن follows the pattern فُعْلَان, with the root letters ق·ر·أ poured into it.

### What level is قُرْآن?

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


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