al-Quds

See also: Al-Quds

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɒl ˈkʊdz/, /æl ˈkʊdz/

Proper noun

al-Quds

  1. (chiefly used by Muslims and Arabs) Synonym of Jerusalem.

Synonyms

  • Quds, Bayt al-Quds
  • Bayt al-Maqdis, Bayt al-Muqaddas, Quds as-Sarif

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