[ kɔ:'rα:n , kə- ]
(also Quran or Qur'an kʊ- )
■ noun the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad and written down in Arabic.
Derivatives
~ic -'ranɪk , -'rα:nɪk adjective
Origin
from Arab. qur'ān 'recitation', from qara'a 'read, recite'.