Borrowed from Arabic الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān), definite form of قُرْآن (qurʔān, “act of reciting”), verbal noun of قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, “to recite; to read (aloud)”). (The obsolete alternative spellings with "al-", like the Alcoran, redundantly retained the Arabic definite article.) Compare Classical Syriac ܩܪܝܢܐ (qeryānā, “reading; scripture”).
Meanings
A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned book.
sw Kurani (a copy of the Qur'an) · hy Ղուրան (a copy of the Qur'an) · ru Кора́н (a copy of the Qur'an) · pt Corão (a copy of the Qur'an) · ro Coran (a copy of the Qur'an) · it corano (a copy of the Qur'an) · sh Кур'ан (a copy of the Qur'an) · da koran (a copy of the Qur'an) · ur قُرآن (a copy of the Qur'an) · fo koran (a copy of the Qur'an) · et Koraan (a copy of the Qur'an) · fa-cls قُرْآن (a copy of the Qur'an) · fr coran (a copy of the Qur'an) · sh Kùrān (a copy of the Qur'an) · ar مُصْحَف (a copy of the Qur'an) · mr कुराण (a copy of the Qur'an) · ks قُرآن (a copy of the Qur'an) · vro Koraan (a copy of the Qur'an) · pt Alcorão (a copy of the Qur'an) · sv koran (a copy of the Qur'an) · hi क़ुरान (a copy of the Qur'an) · prs قُرْآن (a copy of the Qur'an) · es el Corán (a copy of the Qur'an) · sh Куран (a copy of the Qur'an) · de Koran (a copy of the Qur'an) · de Alkoran (a copy of the Qur'an) · mk Ку́ран (a copy of the Qur'an) · nl koran (a copy of the Qur'an) · pl Koran (a copy of the Qur'an) · mk Ко́ран (a copy of the Qur'an) · eo Korano (a copy of the Qur'an) · ru кора́н (a copy of the Qur'an) · he קוראן (a copy of the Qur'an) · sl Koran (a copy of the Qur'an) · fi Koraani (a copy of the Qur'an) · fa-ira قُرْآن (a copy of the Qur'an) · ckb قرعان (a copy of the Qur'an) · sh Kur'an (a copy of the Qur'an) · hu Korán (a copy of the Qur'an) · he קֻרְאָן (a copy of the Qur'an) · bn কুরআন (a copy of the Qur'an)
Borrowed from Arabic الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān), definite form of قُرْآن (qurʔān, “act of reciting”), verbal noun of قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, “to recite; to read (aloud)”). (The obsolete alternative spellings with "al-", like the Alcoran, redundantly retained the Arabic definite article.) Compare Classical Syriac ܩܪܝܢܐ (qeryānā, “reading; scripture”).
Meanings
The Islamic holy book, considered by Muslims to be the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
Classical Arabic – the language of the Qur’an – will make you understood everywhere, but colloquial Arabic may be more useful, because once the locals start conversing with each other, you’ll lose the plot. 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022:
In the summer of 2002, responding to the 9/11 atrocity, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill made a selection of verses from the Qur'an a mandatory text for new students. 2011 July 1, Malise Ruthven, “Reading the Qur'an by Ziauddin Sardar – review”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2023:
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