al-Quds

See also: Al-Quds

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْقُدْس‎ (al-quds, “the Holiness”), short for بَيْتُ اَلْقُدْس‎ (baytu l-quds, “the House of the Holiness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɒl ˈkʊdz/, /æl ˈkʊdz/

Proper noun

al-Quds

  1. (chiefly used by Muslims and Arabs) Synonym of Jerusalem, viewed by many Palestinians as the capital of Palestine.

Synonyms
  • Quds, Bayt al-Quds
  • Bayt al-Maqdis, Bayt al-Muqaddas, Quds as-Sarif

Translations
Jerusalem — see Jerusalem

See also
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