al-Quds

See also: Al-Quds

English

Alternative forms

• Al-Quds

Etymology

From Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds, “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

Translations

Jerusalem — see Jerusalem

See also

• Israel
• Palestine
• East al-Quds