الكتاب المقدس
Arabic
Etymology
Literally: “The Holy Book”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.ki.taːb al.mu.qad.das/
Proper noun
الْكِتَاب الْمُقَدَّس • (al-kitāb al-muqaddas) m
- (Christianity, Judaism) the Bible
- Synonyms: الْكِتَاب (al-kitāb), (chiefly used by Muslims) التَّوْرَاة وَالْإِنْجِيل (at-tawrāh wa-l-ʔinjīl)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | الْكِتَاب الْمُقَدَّس al-kitāb al-muqaddas |
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| nominative | — | الْكِتَابُ الْمُقَدَّسُ al-kitābu l-muqaddasu |
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| accusative | — | الْكِتَابَ الْمُقَدَّسَ al-kitāba l-muqaddasa |
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| genitive | — | الْكِتَابِ الْمُقَدَّسِ al-kitābi l-muqaddasi |
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Related terms
- إِنْجِيل (ʔinjīl, “the Gospel”)
- الْعَهْد الْجَدِيد (al-ʕahd al-jadīd, “the New Testament”)
- الْعَهْد الْقَدِيم (al-ʕahd al-qadīm, “the Old Testament”)
- الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān, “the Qur'an”)
- تَوْرَاة (tawrāh, “the Torah”)
- زَبُور (zabūr, “the Psalms”)
Descendants
- → Classical Persian: کِتَابِ مُقَدَّس (kitāb-i muqaddas)
- Dari: کِتَابِ مُقَدَّس (kitāb-i muqaddas)
- Iranian Persian: کِتابِ مُقَدَّس (ketâb-e moġaddas)
- Tajik: Китоби Муқаддас (Kitob-i Muqaddas)
- → Hindustani
- Hindi: किताब-ए-मुक़द्दस (kitāb-e-muqaddas)
- Urdu: کتاب مقدس