Meanings
nounqari (plural qaris)
plural qaris
- IslamOne who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation.
Origin
- Arabicقَارِئ“reader”
- Englishqari
Borrowed from Arabic قَارِئ (qāriʔ, “reader”).
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Arabic قَارِئ, قَارِئَة
- قَارِئ (qāriʔ)(Islam) one who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation
- قَارِئَة (qāriʔa)(Islam) one who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation
Bengali ক্বারী
- ক্বারী (kari)(Islam) one who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation
Hindi क़ारी
- क़ारी (qārī)(Islam) one who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation
Indonesian qari
- qari(Islam) one who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation
Malay qari
- qari(Islam) one who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation
Polish kari
- kari(Islam) one who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation
Russian ка́ри
- ка́ри (kári)(Islam) one who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation
Turkish kari
- kari(Islam) one who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation
Ukrainian ка́рі
- ка́рі (kári)(Islam) one who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation
Urdu قاری
- قاری (qārī)(Islam) one who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation
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Chicago
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