Corão

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قُرْآن (qurʔān, recitation), from قِرَاءَة (qirāʔa, reading, recitation), from قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, to declaim, to recite), apparently after Classical Syriac ܩܪܝܢܐ (qeriānā, reading; scripture).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Corão m

  1. Qur'an (Islamic holy book)
    Synonym: Alcorão
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