قراية

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Egyptian Arabic

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Noun

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قراية (ʾirāyam (plural قرايات (ʾirāyāt))

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Gulf Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic قِرَاءَة (qirāʔa). Doublet of قِراءة (qirāʔa, reading, recitation).

Pronunciation

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  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ɡrɑjə/, [ˈɡ̥räː.jə]
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Noun

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قراية (grāyaf (plural قرايات)

  1. (Shi'ism) a special gathering, typically held during the Mouring of Muharram, in which a sermon is given by a religious clerk called خَطِيب or قَارِي.
    • 2017 November 9, آية الله السيد محمد رضا الشيرازي, “أبعاد إحياء ذكرى الإمام الحسين (عليه السلام))”, in شبكة النبأ المعلوماتية[1]:
      ...قلت له: في الواقع عندي مجلس آخر، وأنا مستعجل. فقال الرجل متوسلاً: لحظات فقط، تقرأ لي (قراية) ثم تذهب إلى المجلس الآخر"
      ...I told him: "In fact I've another majlis [that I have to attend to], so the man said beggingly: "Moment only, read for me a graya then you go to the other majlis.
    • 2014 November 10, “عبد الزهرة الكعبي.. (ضلع الثورة الثالث)”, in Alhakika News[2], archived from the original on 27 April 2019:
      "...لاسيما وإن الجماهير المُحبة له، كانت تتابعه وتجالسه من مجلس الى مجلس ومن (قراية الى قراية). ‬"
      ...especially since his beloving fans, would follow and sit with him from one majlis to another and from one graya to another
    • 2010 October 23, Jalal Charamga, “الحسين.. البكاء .. الهريسة* !!”, in tellskuf[3], archived from the original on 27 April 2019:
      ...الضيفات اللائي يحضرن "قراية النسوان" ممن تحقق "مرادهن" من قراية العام الماضي."
      ... or the [female] guest who come from the "women's graya" whose "want" were answered (by God) from last year's graya.
    • 2005 February 19, “شيعة العراق يعدون عاشوراء مختلفا عن سوابقه”, in Aljazeera Arabic[4]:
      "وترافق الاحتفالات بيوم الطبق أيضا "القرايات" وهي جلسات عزاء تقام للرجال في المساجد والقاعات ومثلها للنساء في البيوت."
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    1. by extension, any hussainiya.
      Synonyms: حْسينِيَّة, مَأْتَم

Etymology 2

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Noun

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قراية (garrāyaf

  1. female equivalent of قَارِي

Adjective

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قراية (garrāyaf

  1. feminine singular of قَارِي

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic قِرَاءَة (qirāʔa). Doublet of قِراءة (qirāʔa, reading, recitation).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡi.raː.ja/, [ɡɪraːja]

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قراية (girāyaf (plural قِرَايات (girāyāt))

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Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ق ر ي
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Etymology

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From Arabic قِرَاءَة (qirāʔa).

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Noun

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قراية (qrāyaf (plural قرايات (qrāyāt))

  1. verbal noun of قرا (qra)
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  3. studying

North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic قِرَاءَة (qirāʔa).

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قراية (ʔrāyef (plural قرايات (ʔrāyāt))

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