القدس

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).

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

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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.

From Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds).

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

القدس • (al-guds) f

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

From Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds).

• IPA^(key): /il.ʔuds/, [ɪlˈʔʊds]

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القدس • (il-ʔuds) f

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

• مقدسي (maʔdisi, “Jerusalemite”)