القدس
Arabic
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]الْقُدْس • (al-quds) f
- 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.
- al-baytu lanā wal-qudsu lanā
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun الْقُدْس (al-quds)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْقُدْس al-quds |
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| Nominative | — | الْقُدْسُ al-qudsu |
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| Accusative | — | الْقُدْسَ al-qudsa |
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| Genitive | — | الْقُدْسِ al-qudsi |
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Descendants
[edit]Hijazi Arabic
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| ق د س |
| 1 term |
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]القدس • (al-guds) f
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
South Levantine Arabic
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| ق د س |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]القدس • (il-ʔuds) f
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
See also
[edit]- مقدسي (maʔdisi, “Jerusalemite”)
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