قَدَّسَ sanctify in Arabic
قَدَّسَ is how you say “sanctify” in Arabic.
Root ق د س q-d-s. verb (form II). qaddasa.
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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'
Example sentence
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'.
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How it is used
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
- قُدْسٌ holiness, purity, sanctity
- القُدُّوسُ the All-Holy, a name of God
- تَقَدَّسَ to become holy, be purified
- بَيْت المَقْدِس Jerusalem, the sanctified dwelling
- مُقَدَّسٌ holy, 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.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).