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

Descendants

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
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