القدس

Arabic

Etymology

Ellipsis of مَدِينَة الْقُدْس (madīnat al-quds), a calque of Classical Syriac ܡܕܝܢܬ ܩܘܕܫܐ (məḏīnaṯ quḏšā), from Hebrew עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ (ʿîr haq-qṓḏeš, “the city of holiness”). Morphologically the definite of قُدْس (quds), from the root ق د س (q-d-s).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.quds/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): [alɡʊds], [alqʊds]
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /(ɪ)l.quds/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

الْقُدْس • (al-quds) f

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

   Synonyms: أُورُشَلِيم (ʔūrušalīm), بَيْت الْمُقَدَّس (bayt al-muqaddas)

   • 1967, “زَهْرَة الْمَدَائِن [Flower of Cities]”, Said Akl (lyrics), Rahbani brothers (music)‎^[1]performed by Fairuz:

     الْبَيْتُ لَنَا وَٱلْقُدْسُ لَنَا
     وَبِأَيْدِينَا سَنُعِيدُ بَهَاءَ ٱلْقُدْسِ
     بِأَيْدِينَا لِلْقُدْسِ سَلَام آتٍ

     al-baytu lanā wal-qudsu lanā
     wabiʔaydīnā sanuʕīdu bahāʔa l-qudsi
     biʔaydīnā lilqudsi salām ʔātin

     The house is ours, and Jerusalem is ours.
     And by our hands we will restore Jerusalem’s splendor.
     By our hands to Jerusalem peace is coming.

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	—

Descendants

• → Belarusian: Аль-Ку́дс (Alʹ-Kúds)
• → Bengali: কুদুস (kudus)
• → English: al-Quds
• → Classical Persian: قُدْس (quds)
  • Persian: قُدْس (qods)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: قدس (Kudüs)
    • → Turkish: Kudüs
• → Russian: Аль-Ку́дс (Alʹ-Kúds)
• → Ukrainian: Аль-Ку́дс (Alʹ-Kúds)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق د س
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ɡuds/, [al.qʊds], [al.ɡʊds]

Proper noun

القدس • (al-guds) f

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق د س
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /il.ʔuds/, [ɪlˈʔʊds]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Proper noun

القدس • (il-ʔuds) f

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

See also

• مقدسي (maʔdisi, “Jerusalemite”)