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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