Arabic vocabulary
قَدَّسَsanctify in Arabic
قَدَّسَ is how you say “sanctify” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ق د س (q-d-s)verb (form II)Pronounced qaddasa
Meaning of sanctify in Arabic
- to hallow, sanctify, declare utterly free of imperfection — used especially of God
- to purify, cleanse from impurity
- to bless — e.g. لَا قَدَّسَهُ ٱللّٰهُ, 'may God not bless him'
قدّس is used above all of God or sacred things — declaring something far removed from every impurity or imperfection. It appears in the Qur'an at 2:28 (وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ). Its passive participle مُقَدَّس and the divine epithet القُدُّوس both belong to the same religious register.
Words from the same root
- قُدْسٌholiness, purity, sanctity
- القُدُّوسُthe All-Holy, a name of God
- تَقَدَّسَto become holy, be purified
- بَيْت المَقْدِسJerusalem, the sanctified dwelling
- مُقَدَّسٌholy, hallowed, sanctified
Common questions
- How do you say "sanctify" in Arabic?
- قَدَّسَ (qaddasa) — the Form II verb from the root ق-د-س, meaning to hallow, purify, or bless.
- What does بيت المقدس mean?
- "The sanctified house" — the classical Arabic name for Jerusalem, built from the same root as قدّس.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
يهللون الله ويسبحونه ويقدسونه ويحمدون الله
They declare Allah's oneness, glorify Him, sanctify Him, and praise Allah.
وَيُقَدِّسُونَهُ — and sanctify Him. wa- = 'and'; present-tense verb 'declare holy', 'they' form; the ending '-hu' adds 'Him' — 'and they sanctify Him'.
From: Angels at al-Aqsa →
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