قدس

See also: ق د س

Arabic

Root
ق د س (q-d-s)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḳudš- (holy). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ (qɔḏoš, holy), Hebrew קודש / קֹדֶשׁ (qṓḏeš) and Old South Arabian 𐩤𐩵𐩪 (qds¹).

Verb

قَدُسَ • (qadusa) I, non-past يَقْدُسُ‎ (yaqdusu)

  1. to be pure, to be immaculate
  2. to be holy, to be sacred
Conjugation

Noun

قُدُس or قُدْس • (qudus or quds) m (plural أَقْدَاس (ʔaqdās))

  1. verbal noun of قَدُسَ (qadusa, to be pure, to be holy) (form I)
  2. purity
  3. sanctity, holiness
  4. shrine, sanctuary
  5. Paradise
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Causative of قَدُسَ (qadusa).

Verb

قَدَّسَ • (qaddasa) II, non-past يُقَدِّسُ‎ (yuqaddisu)

  1. to purify
  2. to sanctify
  3. to consecrate (something) to God
  4. to worship, to venerate
  5. (Christianity) to say or hear Mass
  6. (Christianity) to canonize
Conjugation

Noun

قَدَس • (qadas) m (plural أَقْدَاس (ʔaqdās) or قُدُوس (qudūs))

  1. alternative form of قَادُوس (qādūs, scoop, dipper)
Declension
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