Al-quds

//ɒl ˈkʊdz// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Jerusalem.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of al-Quds. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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bayt al-maqdisbayt al-muqaddasbayt al-qudsjerusalemqudsquds as-sarif

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"It must be noted that the name "Jerusalem" predates "Al-Quds" by at least 28 centuries."

Etymology

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

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