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قَارِئٍ a reader in Arabic

قَارِئٍ is how you say “a reader” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ

Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I am not a reader."

بِقَارِئٍ a reader

An extra 'with/by' preposition is glued to the predicate noun, a classical flourish that strengthens the denial in the 'I am not...' frame. It does not change the meaning to 'with', it simply reinforces 'not a reader at all'.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

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More example sentences

قُلْتُ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ

I said, "I am not a reciter."

بِقَارِئٍ as a reciter

An extra 'with/by' preposition is glued onto the predicate noun, a classical reinforcement of the denial in 'I am not...'. It strengthens the 'not at all' sense rather than adding a literal 'with'.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

قُلْتُ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ

I said, "I am not a reciter."

بِقَارِئٍ a reciter

An extra 'with/by' preposition glued onto the predicate noun, a classical reinforcement of the denial in 'I am not...'. It strengthens the 'not at all' sense rather than meaning a literal 'with'.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

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