English
Quds
Quds comes from Arabic الْقُدْس ‘Jerusalem’, and goes back to Hebrew עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ ‘the city of holiness’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentעִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁʿîr haq-qṓḏeš‘the city of holiness’
- Arabicc. 500–presentالْقُدْسal-Quds‘Jerusalem’
- EnglishtodayQuds
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hebrew1880s–presentעִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁʿîr haq-qṓḏeš‘the city of holiness’
- Arabicc. 500–presentالْقُدْسal-Quds‘Jerusalem’
- EnglishtodayQuds
Every English word from Hebrew עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ
Today it means
name Synonym of al-Quds, Jerusalem as the capital city of Palestine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ / Quds