Where does “قراية” come from?

قراية (Gulf Arabic) comes from Arabic قِرَاءَة, from Arabic قَرَأَ — to read; to recite; to read; to declaim, to...

قراية (Gulf Arabic): a special gathering, typically held during the Mouring of Muharram, in which a sermon is given by a religious clerk called خَطِيب or قَارِي

Definitions

  1. a special gathering, typically held during the Mouring of Muharram, in which a sermon is given by a religious clerk called خَطِيب or قَارِي

Ancestry of “قراية”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقِرَاءَةreading, recitation
2Arabicقَرَأَto read; to recite; to read; to declaim, to...
Every word from Arabic قَرَأَ →Every word from Arabic قِرَاءَة →