القدس

القدس

Arabic

Etymology

Short for مَدِينَة الْقُدْس‎ (madīnat al-quds). From قُدْس‎ (quds), from the root ق د س‎ (q-d-s). Cognate to Old South Arabian 𐩤𐩵𐩪‎ (qds) and to Hebrew קודש \\ קֹדֶשׁ‎ (kódesh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.quds/

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Proper noun

اَلْقُدْس • (al-quds) f

1. Jerusalem

Declension

Declension of noun الْقُدْس (al-quds)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	الْقُدْس al-quds	—
Nominative	—	الْقُدْسُ al-qudsu	—
Accusative	—	الْقُدْسَ al-qudsa	—
Genitive	—	الْقُدْسِ al-qudsi	—

Synonyms

• أُورُشَلِيم‎ (ʾūrušalīm)
• بَيْت اَلْمُقَدَّس‎ (bayt al-muqaddas)

Descendants

• → English: al-Quds

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْقُدْس‎ (al-quds).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /il.ʔu.ds/

Proper noun

اَلْقُدْس (il-ʼuds) f

1. Jerusalem

See also

• إِسْرَائِيل‎
• فِلَسْطِين‎