al-Quds

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al-Quds^¹

/ɒl ˈkʊdz/
/æl ˈkʊdz/

Where it comes from

From Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds, “Jerusalem, 'the Holiness'”), shortened from مَدِينَة الْقُدْس (madīnat al-quds, “Jerusalem, 'City of Holiness'”).

proper noun Al-Quds

Synonym of Jerusalemas the capital city of Palestine.
Similar: Jerusalemas the capital city of Palestine, Quds, Bayt al-Quds, Bayt al-Maqdis, Bayt al-Muqaddas, Quds as-Sarif

Al-Quds^²

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alternative Alternative form of al-Quds

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BibTeX

@misc{al_quds_2026,
  title = {al-Quds},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/al-quds},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}