القرآن

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Arabic[edit]

Al-Fatiha, the Opening Sura.

Etymology[edit]

From قُرْآن (qurʔān).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔānm

  1. the Qur’an

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Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: Koran
  • English: Koran
  • French: Coran
  • Hebrew: קוראן (kur'án)
  • Classical Persian: قُرْآن (qur'ān) (see there for further descendants)
  • Turkish: Kur'an

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Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قرء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN