Qur'an
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Qur'an
- /kəˈɹɑːn/ Canada, UK
- /kəˈɹɑn/ US
- /kəˈɹæn/ US
- /koʊˈɹæn/ US
- /kɔˈɹɑn/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːn
Where it comes from
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”).
proper noun the Qur'an · Quran · Koran · Alcoran · Alkoran · Coran
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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.
Similar: the Book
noun Qur'ans · Quran · Koran · Alcoran · Alkoran · Coran
- A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned book.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: koran, holy book, angel, genie, hafiz, honey, ifrit, kiran, koranic, sakina, sunni, sura, tafsir, talaq, acknowledgment, book
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name the Islamic holy book
| Español | el Corán, Alcorán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꾸란 kkuran, 코란 koran |
| 日本語 | クルアーン kuruān, コーラン kōran, コラーン korān |
| 中文 | 古蘭經 /古兰经 Gǔlánjīng, 可蘭經 /可兰经 Kělánjīng |
| हिन्दी | क़ुरान qurān, कुरान kurān |
| Kiswahili | Kurani |
| Português | Corão, Alcorão |
| Français | le Coran |
| Deutsch | Koran, Alkoran |
| Italiano | Corano |
| Ελληνικά | Κοράνιο Koránio |
| Română | Coranul |
| Русский | Кора́н Korán, кора́н korán |
| Tiếng Việt | kinh Qur'an, kinh Koran, kinh thánh Hồi giáo |
| العربية | الْقُرْآن al-qurʔān |
| עברית | הקוראן ha-kurán, קוראן, קֻרְאָן kur'án |
Talk about this word "Qur'an." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/qur'an. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Qur'an. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/qur'an "Qur'an." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/qur'an.Cite this
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title = {Qur'an},
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