مقدس

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of قَدَّسَ (qaddasa, “to sanctify, to make holy, to consecrate”), from the root ق د س (q-d-s).

Adjective

مُقَدَّس • (muqaddas) (feminine مُقَدَّسَة (muqaddasa), masculine plural مُقَدَّسُونَ (muqaddasūna), feminine plural مُقَدَّسَات (muqaddasāt))

1. sacred, holy
2. sanctified
3. consecrated

Declension

Declension of adjective مُقَدَّس (muqaddas)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُقَدَّس muqaddas	الْمُقَدَّس al-muqaddas	مُقَدَّسَة muqaddasa	الْمُقَدَّسَة al-muqaddasa
Nominative	مُقَدَّسٌ muqaddasun	الْمُقَدَّسُ al-muqaddasu	مُقَدَّسَةٌ muqaddasatun	الْمُقَدَّسَةُ al-muqaddasatu
Accusative	مُقَدَّسًا muqaddasan	الْمُقَدَّسَ al-muqaddasa	مُقَدَّسَةً muqaddasatan	الْمُقَدَّسَةَ al-muqaddasata
Genitive	مُقَدَّسٍ muqaddasin	الْمُقَدَّسِ al-muqaddasi	مُقَدَّسَةٍ muqaddasatin	الْمُقَدَّسَةِ al-muqaddasati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُقَدَّسَيْن muqaddasayn	الْمُقَدَّسَيْن al-muqaddasayn	مُقَدَّسَتَيْن muqaddasatayn	الْمُقَدَّسَتَيْن al-muqaddasatayn
Nominative	مُقَدَّسَانِ muqaddasāni	الْمُقَدَّسَانِ al-muqaddasāni	مُقَدَّسَتَانِ muqaddasatāni	الْمُقَدَّسَتَانِ al-muqaddasatāni
Accusative	مُقَدَّسَيْنِ muqaddasayni	الْمُقَدَّسَيْنِ al-muqaddasayni	مُقَدَّسَتَيْنِ muqaddasatayni	الْمُقَدَّسَتَيْنِ al-muqaddasatayni
Genitive	مُقَدَّسَيْنِ muqaddasayni	الْمُقَدَّسَيْنِ al-muqaddasayni	مُقَدَّسَتَيْنِ muqaddasatayni	الْمُقَدَّسَتَيْنِ al-muqaddasatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُقَدَّسِين muqaddasīn	الْمُقَدَّسِين al-muqaddasīn	مُقَدَّسَات muqaddasāt	الْمُقَدَّسَات al-muqaddasāt
Nominative	مُقَدَّسُونَ muqaddasūna	الْمُقَدَّسُونَ al-muqaddasūna	مُقَدَّسَاتٌ muqaddasātun	الْمُقَدَّسَاتُ al-muqaddasātu
Accusative	مُقَدَّسِينَ muqaddasīna	الْمُقَدَّسِينَ al-muqaddasīna	مُقَدَّسَاتٍ muqaddasātin	الْمُقَدَّسَاتِ al-muqaddasāti
Genitive	مُقَدَّسِينَ muqaddasīna	الْمُقَدَّسِينَ al-muqaddasīna	مُقَدَّسَاتٍ muqaddasātin	الْمُقَدَّسَاتِ al-muqaddasāti

Derived terms

• اَلْبَيْت الْمُقَدَّس (al-bayt al-muqaddas)
• الْأَرْض الْمُقَدَّسَة (al-ʔarḍ al-muqaddasa, “the Holy Land”)

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: müqəddəs

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “قدس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Persian

Adjective

مقدس • (moqaddas)

1. holy, sacred

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Urdu

Etymology 1

Adjective

مقدس • (muqaddas)

1. holy, sacred

Etymology 2

Noun

مقدس • (muqaddas) m (formal plural مقدسین)

1. (Christianity) saint (chiefly used by Urdu & Punjabi speaking Christians for their saints)

   مقدس یوحنا رسول۔

   muqaddas yuhanna rasul.

   Saint John the Apostle.

See also

1. مقدسہ (muqaddasā)