Qur-an definition
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qur-an
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qur-ansOrigin of qur-an
- From Arabic القُرْآن (al-qurʾān), definite form of قُرْآن (qurʾān, “act of reciting"), verbal noun of قَرَأَ (qaraʾa, “to recite; to read (aloud)"). Compare Classical Syriac ܩܪܝܢܐ (qeryānā, “reading; scripture").
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