Qira'at
/qɪˈrɑːʔɑːt/noun
The recognized variant readings or recitation traditions of the Qur'an.
Did you know?Qira'at comes from the same Arabic root as Qur'an, whose name is traditionally connected with the act of reciting or reading aloud.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*q-r-ʾ
“A reconstructed root associated with reading, reciting, or calling out.”
Ancient Arabic
Arabic
qaraʾa
“To read, recite, or proclaim aloud.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
qirāʾah
“A reading or recitation, especially of scripture.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
qirāʾāt
“Readings or recitation traditions; the plural of qirāʾah.”
19th–20th Century
English
qira'at
“An English scholarly loanword for the canonical variant readings of the Qur'an.”