See also: ق د س

Arabic

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Root
ق د س (q d s)
9 terms

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *ḳudš- (holy). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ (qɔḏoš, holy), Hebrew קודש / קֹדֶשׁ (qṓḏeš) and Old South Arabian 𐩤𐩵𐩪 (qds¹).

Verb

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قَدُسَ (qadusa) I (non-past يَقْدُسُ (yaqdusu), verbal noun قُدْس (quds) or قُدُس (qudus) or قَدَاسَة (qadāsa))

  1. to be pure, to be immaculate
  2. to be holy, to be sacred
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Noun

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قُدُس or قُدْس (qudus or qudsm (plural أَقْدَاس (ʔaqdās))

  1. verbal noun of قَدُسَ (qadusa, to be pure, to be holy) (form I)
  2. purity
  3. sanctity, holiness
  4. shrine, sanctuary
  5. Paradise
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Etymology 2

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Causative of قَدُسَ (qadusa).

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قَدَّسَ (qaddasa) II (non-past يُقَدِّسُ (yuqaddisu), verbal noun تَقْدِيس (taqdīs))

  1. to purify
  2. to sanctify
  3. to consecrate (something) to God
  4. to worship, to venerate
  5. (Christianity) to say or hear Mass
  6. (Christianity) to canonize
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Descendants
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  • Maltese: qaddes

Etymology 3

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Noun

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قَدَس (qadasm (plural أَقْدَاس (ʔaqdās) or قُدُوس (qudūs))

  1. alternative form of قَادُوس (qādūs, scoop, dipper)
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