मुक़द्दस

मुक़द्दस

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مقدس‎ (moqaddas), from Arabic مُقَدَّس‎ (muqaddas).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mʊ.kəd̪.d̪əs/, [mʊ.kəd̪̚.d̪əs̪], /mʊ.qəd̪.d̪əs/, [mʊ.qəd̪̚.d̪əs̪]

Adjective

मुक़द्दस • (muqaddas) (Urdu spelling مُقَدَّس‎)

1. holy, sacred, consecrated

   Synonym: पवित्र (pavitra)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyamāsundara, “मुकद्दस”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, 1965–1975.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart, “मुक़द्दस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, 1993, page मुक़द्दस.
• Platts, John Thompson, “مقدس”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co., 1884
• “मुक़द्दस”, in Rekhta Urdu Dictionary, Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2021.