Koran

See also: koran, korán, Korán, Korān, and korǡn

English

Noun

Koran (plural Korans)

1. Alternative spelling of Qur'an

Proper noun

the Koran

1. Alternative spelling of Qur'an
   • 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray:

     The state bed of Sobieski, King of Poland, was made of Smyrna gold brocade embroidered in turquoises with verses from the Koran.

Derived terms

• Koranology
• Koranesque
• Koranic

Translations

the Islamic holy book — see Qur'an

Further reading

• Koran, Qur'an, Quran, Coran at Google Ngram Viewer

Anagrams

• Akron, Ranko, krona, króna

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːˈraːn/, /koːˈrɑn/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Koran m

1. the Qur'an

Meronyms

• soera

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈʁaːn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Koran m (genitive Korans or Koran, plural Korane)

1. Qur'an

Usage notes

• The word refers to the Qur'an both as an abstract term and as a book copy. In the former sense, it is always preceded by the definite article: der Koran.
• In contrast to English usage, the spelling Koran remains the only one commonly used in German. The Arabised spelling Qur'an or Qur'ân is occasionally used in Islamic religious writing, but is otherwise rare and generally nonstandard.

Further reading

• “Koran” in Duden online

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Maltese

Etymology

From Italian Corano, from Arabic اَلْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān). Related with inherited Maltese qara (“to read”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈraːn/

Proper noun

il-Koran m

1. Qur'an

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Polish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic اَلْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ran/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Koran m

1. Qur'an

Declension

Declension of Koran

	singular
nominative	Koran
genitive	Koranu
dative	Koranowi
accusative	Koran
instrumental	Koranem
locative	Koranie
vocative	Koranie