مقدس

Arabic

Etymology 1

ِApparently an irregular noun of place from قَدُسَ (qadusa, to be holy), occurring chiefly in an Arabic name for the Temple in Jerusalem, بَيْت المَقْدِس (bayt al-maqdis, The House of the Holy Place), with the regular form being مَقْدَس (maqdas). Compare مَطْلَع (maṭlaʕ, rising place) and its irregular variant, مَطْلِع (maṭliʕ). Compare also the irregular مَنْكِب (mankib, shoulder-joint), a derivation that Sībawayh, however, suspected to be a name for this body part rather than a noun of place.

Compare with Aramaic מַקְדְּשָׁא (maqdəšā), Hebrew מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdāsh), Punic 𐤌𐤉𐤒𐤃𐤔 (myqdš).

Noun

مَقْدِس • (maqdism

  1. a holy place; a sanctuary
Declension
Declension of noun مَقْدِس (maqdis)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَقْدِس
maqdis
الْمَقْدِس
al-maqdis
مَقْدِس
maqdis
nominative مَقْدِسٌ
maqdisun
الْمَقْدِسُ
al-maqdisu
مَقْدِسُ
maqdisu
accusative مَقْدِسًا
maqdisan
الْمَقْدِسَ
al-maqdisa
مَقْدِسَ
maqdisa
genitive مَقْدِسٍ
maqdisin
الْمَقْدِسِ
al-maqdisi
مَقْدِسِ
maqdisi

Etymology 2

Root
ق د س (q d s)
9 terms

Derived from the passive participle of قَدَّسَ (qaddasa, to sanctify, to make holy, to consecrate).

Adjective

مُقَدَّس • (muqaddas) (feminine مُقَدَّسَة (muqaddasa), masculine plural مُقَدَّسُونَ (muqaddasūna), feminine plural مُقَدَّسَات (muqaddasāt))

  1. sacred, holy
  2. sanctified
  3. consecrated
Declension
Declension of adjective مُقَدَّس (muqaddas)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُقَدَّس
muqaddas
الْمُقَدَّس
al-muqaddas
مُقَدَّسَة
muqaddasa
الْمُقَدَّسَة
al-muqaddasa
nominative مُقَدَّسٌ
muqaddasun
الْمُقَدَّسُ
al-muqaddasu
مُقَدَّسَةٌ
muqaddasatun
الْمُقَدَّسَةُ
al-muqaddasatu
accusative مُقَدَّسًا
muqaddasan
الْمُقَدَّسَ
al-muqaddasa
مُقَدَّسَةً
muqaddasatan
الْمُقَدَّسَةَ
al-muqaddasata
genitive مُقَدَّسٍ
muqaddasin
الْمُقَدَّسِ
al-muqaddasi
مُقَدَّسَةٍ
muqaddasatin
الْمُقَدَّسَةِ
al-muqaddasati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُقَدَّسَيْن
muqaddasayn
الْمُقَدَّسَيْن
al-muqaddasayn
مُقَدَّسَتَيْن
muqaddasatayn
الْمُقَدَّسَتَيْن
al-muqaddasatayn
nominative مُقَدَّسَانِ
muqaddasāni
الْمُقَدَّسَانِ
al-muqaddasāni
مُقَدَّسَتَانِ
muqaddasatāni
الْمُقَدَّسَتَانِ
al-muqaddasatāni
accusative مُقَدَّسَيْنِ
muqaddasayni
الْمُقَدَّسَيْنِ
al-muqaddasayni
مُقَدَّسَتَيْنِ
muqaddasatayni
الْمُقَدَّسَتَيْنِ
al-muqaddasatayni
genitive مُقَدَّسَيْنِ
muqaddasayni
الْمُقَدَّسَيْنِ
al-muqaddasayni
مُقَدَّسَتَيْنِ
muqaddasatayni
الْمُقَدَّسَتَيْنِ
al-muqaddasatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُقَدَّسِين
muqaddasīn
الْمُقَدَّسِين
al-muqaddasīn
مُقَدَّسَات
muqaddasāt
الْمُقَدَّسَات
al-muqaddasāt
nominative مُقَدَّسُونَ
muqaddasūna
الْمُقَدَّسُونَ
al-muqaddasūna
مُقَدَّسَاتٌ
muqaddasātun
الْمُقَدَّسَاتُ
al-muqaddasātu
accusative مُقَدَّسِينَ
muqaddasīna
الْمُقَدَّسِينَ
al-muqaddasīna
مُقَدَّسَاتٍ
muqaddasātin
الْمُقَدَّسَاتِ
al-muqaddasāti
genitive مُقَدَّسِينَ
muqaddasīna
الْمُقَدَّسِينَ
al-muqaddasīna
مُقَدَّسَاتٍ
muqaddasātin
الْمُقَدَّسَاتِ
al-muqaddasāti
Descendants
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قدس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Azerbaijani

Adjective

مقدس

  1. Arabic spelling of müqəddəs

Chagatai

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُقَدَّس (muqaddas).

Adjective

مقدس (transliteration needed)

  1. holy

Descendants

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُقَدَّس (muqaddas, holy, sacred).

Adjective

مقدس • (mukaddes)

  1. holy, sacred, godly, characterized by solemn religious ceremony or dedicated to a religious purpose
    Synonyms: شریف (şerif), عزیز (ʼazîz), مبارك (mübârek)
  2. sanctified, hallowed, consecrated, made holy by some procedure, set aside for sacred or ceremonial use

Derived terms

  • آرض مقدسه (arz-ı mukaddes, the Holy Land)
  • اتفاق مقدس (ittifâk-ı mukaddes, the Holy Alliance)
  • بیت مقدس (beyt-i mukaddes, the Temple of Jerusalem)

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُقَدَّس (muqaddas).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? muqaddas
Dari reading? muqaddas
Iranian reading? moġaddas
Tajik reading? muqaddas

Adjective

Dari مقدس
Iranian Persian
Tajik муқаддас

مقدس • (moqaddas)

  1. holy, sacred
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 452”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎[6]:
      هزار جان مقدس بسوخت زین غیرت
      که هر صباح و مسا شمع مجلس دگری
      hazār jān-i muqaddas bisōxt z-īn ġayrat
      ki har sabāh u masā šam'-i majlis-i digar-ī
      A thousand holy souls have burned from jealousy,
      Since you are the candle of a different crowd every morning and evening.
      (Classical Persian romanization)

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق د س
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُقَدَّس (muqaddas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /mʔad.das/, [ˈmʔad.das]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /mɡad.das/, [ˈmɡad.das]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

مقدّس • (mʔaddas) (feminine مقدّسة (mʔaddse))

  1. sacred, holy
    Synonym: حرام (ḥarām)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُقَدَّس (muqaddas).

Etymology 1

Adjective

مقدس • (muqaddas) (Hindi spelling मुक़द्दस)

  1. holy, sacred
    Synonyms: پُنْیَہ (punya), شُدّھ (śuddh), خالِص (xālis)

Etymology 2

Noun

مقدس • (muqaddasm (formal plural مقدسین, Hindi spelling मुक़द्दस)

  1. (Christianity) saint (chiefly used by Urdu & Punjabi speaking Christians for their saints)
    مقدس یوحنا رسول۔muqaddas yuhanna rasul.Saint John the Apostle.

See also