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Quran Dictionary - ق د س

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The triliteral root qāf dāl sīn (ق د س) occurs 10 times in the Quran, in five derived forms:

  • once as the form II verb nuqaddisu (نُقَدِّسُ)
  • four times as the noun qudus (قُدُس)
  • twice as the adjective quddūs (قُدُّوس)
  • twice as the form II passive participle muqaddas (مُقَدَّس)
  • once as the form II passive participle muqaddasat (مُقَدَّسَة)

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Verb (form II) - to sanctify

(2:30:21) wanuqaddisuand we sanctify وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ

Noun

(2:87:16) l-qudusithe Holy Spirit وَآتَيْنَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَيَّدْنَاهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ
(2:253:21) l-qudusi[the] Holy وَآتَيْنَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَيَّدْنَاهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ
(5:110:15) l-qudusithe Holy إِذْ أَيَّدْتُكَ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ تُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِي الْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلًا
(16:102:4) l-qudusithe Holy Spirit قُلْ نَزَّلَهُ رُوحُ الْقُدُسِ مِنْ رَبِّكَ بِالْحَقِّ

Adjective

(59:23:9) l-qudūsuthe Holy One هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ
(62:1:10) l-qudūsithe Holy يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ

Passive participle (form II)

(20:12:8) l-muqadasithe sacred إِنِّي أَنَا رَبُّكَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
(79:16:5) l-muqadasithe sacred إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

Passive participle (form II)

(5:21:4) l-muqadasatathe Holy يَا قَوْمِ ادْخُلُوا الْأَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ الَّتِي كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ

See Also

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