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مُقَدَّس
holy /muˈqad.das/
adjectiveA2#1398 most common
Also: sacred, hallowed, consecrated
Example sentences
هٰذا مكانٌ مُقَدَّسٌ.
This is a holy place.
القُدْس مدينةٌ مُقَدَّسةٌ.
Jerusalem is a holy city.
يزور المسلمون الأماكنَ المُقَدَّسةَ في مكة.
Muslims visit the holy places in Mecca.
يُعتبر هذا الكتاب نصًّا مُقَدَّسًا عند أتباع الديانة.
This book is considered a sacred text by the followers of the religion.
لا يجوز انتهاك حُرمة المكان المُقَدَّس مهما كانت الظروف.
Violating the sanctity of the holy place is not permitted whatever the circumstances.
ظلّ هذا الطقس مُقَدَّسًا في وجدان الجماعة رغم تبدُّل الأزمنة وتغيُّر المعتقدات.
This rite stayed sacred in the community's conscience despite changing times and shifting beliefs.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُقَدَّسٌ | مُقَدَّسُونَ |
| Genitive | مُقَدَّسٍ | مُقَدَّسِينَ |
| Accusative | مُقَدَّسًا | مُقَدَّسِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُقَدَّسُ | يا مُقَدَّسُونَ |
Word family
قَدَّسَto sanctify, consecrate
قُدْسholiness, sanctity
قَدِيسsaint
تَقْدِيسsanctification
مُقَدِّسsanctifying, one who makes holy
Etymology
مُقَدَّس is the passive participle of the form II verb قَدَّس, meaning to sanctify or consecrate. Both come from the Semitic root ق-د-س, which carries the sense of holiness, purity, and being set apart. The same root gives القُدْس, the Arabic name for Jerusalem, and runs across the Semitic languages, including Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ (qādōš), holy.
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