[al-kaw-rahn, -ran, -koh-] 
| the Koran. |
| Al·co·ran (āl'kə-rān') n. See Koran. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin alcorānum, from Arabic al-qur'ān : al-, the + qur'ān, reading; see qr  in Semitic roots.] |
| Ko·ran or Qur·'an (kə-rān', -rän', kô-, kō-) n. The sacred text of Islam, considered by Muslims to contain the revelations of God to Muhammad. Also called Alcoran. [Arabic (al-)qur'ān, (the) reading, recitation, Koran, from qara'a, to read, recite; see qr in Semitic roots.]Ko·ran'ic adj. |
kɔˈrɑn