al-Quds

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Jerusalem.
name
  1. Alternative form of al-Quds.

Pronunciation

/ɒl ˈkʊdz/ /æl ˈkʊdz/

Word forms

al-Quds

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds, literally “the Holiness”), short for مَدِينَة الْقُدْس (madīna(t) al-quds, “City of the Holiness”).

Synonyms

Jerusalem Quds Bayt al-Quds Bayt al-Maqdis Bayt al-Muqaddas Quds as-Sarif

Related words

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