مَقْدِسٌ Holy in Arabic
مَقْدِسٌ is how you say “Holy” in Arabic.
Root ق د س q-d-s. noun (place-name element). maqdis.
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Meaning of Holy in Arabic
- holy, hallowed, sanctified shares the sense of مُقَدَّس (muqaddas)
- Jerusalem short for بيت المقدس, 'the Holy House'
Example sentence
باب مفتوح من السماء من أبواب الجنة ينزل من الجنات الرحمة على بيت المقدس كل صباح حتى تقوم الساعة
A gate from the gates of Paradise is open in the heavens, from which mercy descends upon Bayt al-Maqdis every morning until the Hour is established.
الْمَقْدِسِ the Holy
al- = 'the'; maqdis means 'the sanctified place' — together 'the Holy House' (Jerusalem).
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How it is used
Almost always met inside the phrase بَيْتُ المَقْدِسِ (bayt al-maqdis), 'the Holy House' — the classical Arabic name for Jerusalem, said to be so called because one is purified there from sin, or because of the blessing in it.
Words from the same root
- قُدْسٌ holiness, purity; also Jerusalem
- قدّسهُ to hallow, sanctify, bless
- تقدّس to be purified, sanctified
- القُدُّوسُ the All-Holy, a name of God
- مُقَدَّسٌ hallowed, sanctified, holy
More example sentences
والظل الذي ينزل على بيت المقدس شفاء من كل داء من جنان الجنة
And the shade that descends upon Bayt al-Maqdis is a cure for every illness, from the gardens of Paradise.
الْمَقْدِسِ the Holy
al- = 'the'; the 'of…' word — together 'the Holy House' (Jerusalem).
كل ليلة ينزل سبعون ألف ملك من السماء إلى الأرض إلى مسجد بيت المقدس
Every night, seventy thousand angels descend from the sky to the earth, to the mosque of Bayt al-Maqdis.
الْمَقْدِسِ the Holy
al- = 'the'; the 'of…' word — 'the mosque of the Holy House' (Jerusalem).
Common questions
- How do you say "holy" in Arabic?
- مَقْدِسٌ (maqdis) carries the sense of 'holy, hallowed'; it is best known from بيت المقدس, 'the Holy House,' the classical name for Jerusalem. The everyday adjective for 'holy' is مُقَدَّس (muqaddas).
- What does بيت المقدس mean?
- Literally 'the Holy House' — the classical Arabic name for Jerusalem, from the same root as مقدس (holy, sanctified).
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).