Quran
See also: Qu'ran, Qur'an, Qur'ân, and Qur'ān
English
Proper noun
Quran (plural Qurans)
- Alternative form of Qur'an
Malay
Quran
Alternative forms
- قرءان
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْقُرْآن (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”).
Pronunciation
- (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /qurˈʔan/
- Rhymes: -an
Noun
Quran (Jawi spelling قرءان)
- Qur'an