Qur'an
UK/kəˈɹɑːn//kəˈɹɑn/
Qur'an proper noun: the Islamic holy book, considered by Muslims to be the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
Proper noun
the Qur'an
- The Islamic holy book, considered by Muslims to be the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
- 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
- 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
- Synonyms:
- the Book
Noun
Qur'an (plural Qur'ans)
- A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned book.
Qur'an meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Qur'an in Hindi
- the Islamic holy book
- क़ुरान qurān, कुरान kurān
- a copy of the Qur'an
- क़ुरान qurān
Qur'an in Tamil
- the Islamic holy book
- திருக்குர்ஆன் tirukkur’āṉ, குரான் kurāṉ, குர்ஆன் kur’āṉ
Qur'an in Marathi
- the Islamic holy book
- कुराण kurāṇ
- a copy of the Qur'an
- कुराण kurāṇ
Qur'an in Urdu
- the Islamic holy book
- قُرْآن qur-ān
- a copy of the Qur'an
- قُرآن qur'ān
More languagesFewer languages
- Qur'an in Bengali
- কুরআন kuran, কোরআন kōran
- Qur'an in Telugu
- ఖోరాన్ khōrān
- Qur'an in Malayalam
- ഖുർആന് khuṟāṉ
- Qur'an in Kannada
- ಖುರಾನ್ khurān
- Qur'an in Punjabi
- ਕੁਰਾਨ kurān
- Qur'an in Gujarati
- કુરાન kurān, કુરાણ kurāṇ, કોરઆન koraāna, કોરાન korān
- Qur'an in Odia
- କୁରାନ kurāna
- Qur'an in Sanskrit
- कुरान् kurān
- Qur'an in Sinhala
- කුරාන් kurān
- Qur'an in Assamese
- কোৰআন küroan
- Qur'an in Nepali
- कुरान kurān
- Qur'an in Pashto
- قرآن qor'ān, قران qorān
- Qur'an in Tagalog
- Qur'an
- Qur'an in Arabic
- الْقُرْآن al-qurʔān, مُصْحَف muṣḥaf
- Qur'an in Malay
- Quran, Koran
- Qur'an in Indonesian
- Al-Qur'an, Al Qur'an
- Qur'an in Thai
- อัลกุรอาน an-gù-rá-aan, โกหร่าน goo-ràan
- Qur'an in Vietnamese
- kinh Qur'an, kinh Koran, kinh thánh Hồi giáo
- Qur'an in Myanmar
- ကိုရမ်ကျမ်း kuiramkyam:, ကိုရမ် kuiram
- Sindhi
- قرآن qrā̃
- Dhivehi
- ކީރިތި ޤުރުއާން kīriti quruān̊, ޤުރުއާން quruān̊
- Kashmiri
- قُرآن qurān
Synonyms of Qur'an
- the Book
Forms of Qur'an
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Quran |
| alternative form | Koran |
| alternative uncommon | Qoran |
| alternative uncommon | Qor'an |
| alternative uncommon | Qorân |
| alternative uncommon | Qur'ân |
| alternative uncommon | Qur'ān |
| alternative uncommon | Qurʾān |
| alternative uncommon | Ḳurʾān |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Alcoran |
| alternative uncommon (obsolete) | Alkoran |
| alternative uncommon (obsolete) | Coran |
| alternative form (rare) | Qurʔān |
| Noun | |
| plural | Qur'ans |
Origin of 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”).
Words formed from Qur'an
Phrases with Qur'an
Words that rhyme with Qur'an
Questions about Qur'an
- What does Qur'an mean?
- Qur'an means the Islamic holy book, considered by Muslims to be the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
- What is Qur'an in Hindi?
- Qur'an in Hindi is क़ुरान (qurān), कुरान (kurān). See Qur'an meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Qur'an?
- Qur'an can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Qur'an?
- Qur'an is pronounced /kəˈɹɑːn/ (UK).
Words near Qur'an in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Qur'an (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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