al-Quds
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English
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Etymology
From Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds, “the Holiness”), short for مَدِينَة الْقُدْس (madīna(t) al-quds, “City of the Holiness”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- (chiefly used by Muslims and Arabs) Synonym of Jerusalem.
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Translations
Jerusalem — see Jerusalem