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Form 1قَدَسَ فِى الأَرْضِ2 senses

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarقُدْسٌ

Core sense — he went far away into the land; it was, or became, holy, puregenerated

1.1

He went far away into the land, or country.

1.2it was, or became, [holy, according to the most common usage, or] pure—قَدُسَ

Said of a thing.

[It may also be said of God, meaning, emphatically, He is holy.]

maṣdar قُدْسٌ and قُدُسٌ.

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He went far away into the land, or country. (Bd, ii. 28.) قَدُسَ , aor. قَدُسَ , (TK,) inf. n. قُدْسٌ and قُدُسٌ , (S, A, K,) said of a thing, (TK,) It was, or became, [holy, accord. to the most common usage, or] pure. (S, * A, * K, * TK.) [It may also be said of God, as meaning, emphatically, He is holy.]

Form 2قدّسهُ6 senses · 2 main

maṣdarتَقْدِيسٌ

Core sense — he hallowed him, he purified him, he blessed himgenerated

2.1

[He hallowed, or sanctified, him or it; he consecrated him or it.]

2.1.1

He declared Him (namely God) to be far removed, or free, from every impurity or imperfection, or from anything that detracts from his glory; he declared Him to be far removed from evil; that is, to be holy.

قدّس لَهُ has the same meaning, from قَدَسَ فِى الأَرْضِ explained above; the ل in that case is redundant.

2.1.2and we purify ourselves, and those who obey You, for You—وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ

This is the meaning in the Qur'ān 2:28, according to Zj.

He purified him or it; because one who purifies a thing removes it far from unclean things.

2.1.3may God not bless him—لَا قَدَّسَهُ ٱللّٰهُ

He blessed him.

2.1.4praying for a blessing—تَقْدِيسٌ

he prayed for a blessing for him—قَدَّسَ لَهُ

[Apparently one says this.]

2.2he went to بَيْت المَقْدِس [i.e. Jerusalem]—قدّس

Like كَوَّفَ [he went to El-Koofeh] and بَصَّرَ [he went to El-Basrah].

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2

2:30

وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى جَاعِلٌ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوٓا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ ٱلدِّمَآءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not."

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, (A,) inf. n. تَقْدِيسٌ , (S, M, K,) [He hallowed, or sanctified, him or it: he consecrated him or it]. He declared Him (namely God, M, A) to be far removed, or free, from every impurity or imperfection, or from everything derogatory from his glory; (M;) he declared Him to be far removed from evil; [i. e., to be holy;] and so قدّس لَهُ ; from قَدَسَ فِى الأَرْضِ , explained above; (Bd, ii. 28;) the ل , in the latter case, being redundant. (Jel, ii. 28.) He purified him or it; (S, M, K, Bd, ubi supra;) because he who purifies a thing removes it far from unclean things. (Bd.) Accord. to Zj, وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ , in the Kur, ii. 28, means, And we purify ourselves, and those who obey Thee, for, or towards, Thee. (TA.) He blessed him. You say, لَا قَدَّسَهُ ٱللّٰهُ May God not bless him. (IAar, M.) تَقْدِيسٌ also signifies The praying for a blessing. (M.) [You say, app., قَدَّسَ لَهُ , meaning, He prayed for a blessing for him.] Also قدّس He came [or went] to بَيْت المَقْدِس [i. e. Jerusalem]; like كَوَّفَ [he came or went to El-Koofeh] and بَصَّرَ [he came or went to El-Basrah]. (A.)

Form 5تقدّس2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he, or it, was hallowed, purified, free from every impuritygenerated

5.1

[He, or it, was, or became, hallowed, or sanctified; he, or it, was, or became, consecrated.]

5.1.1

He (God) was far removed, or free, [or clear,] from every impurity or imperfection, or from anything that detracts from his glory; that is, He was holy.

Or He removed himself far from every impurity or imperfection, and the like.

He, or it, was, or became, purified; or he purified himself.

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[He, or it, was, or became, hallowed, or sanctified: he, or it, was, or became, consecrated]. He (God, Msb) was far, or far removed, or free, [or clear,] from every impurity or imperfection, or from everything derogatory from his glory; [i. e., He was holy;] or He removed himself far from every impurity or imperfection, &c.: (Msb, TA:) he, or it, was, or became, purified; or he purified himself. (S, K.)

Derived nouns 11

Nounقُدْسٌ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — holiness, sanctity, purity; a blessinggenerated

1[holiness, sanctity;] purity—قُدُسٌ

Each is a noun as well as a maṣdar; the former is a contraction of the latter.

1.1[the Enclosure of Holiness or Purity;] that is, Paradise—حَظِيرَةُ القُدْسِ

Also القُدُسِ.

1.2[the Spirit of Holiness or Purity;] Jibreel, that is, Gabriel the Archangel—القُدُسِ رُوحُ

Also read رُوحُ القُدْسِ, according to Ibn-Ketheer.

[Properly applied to the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity in Christian theology; generally, but incorrectly, called by the Eastern Christians among the Arabs الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ; but according to the Muslims it means Gabriel.]

Also القُدْسُ and القُدُسُ.

Gabriel, or God's protection and direction, be with you and be your helper—رُوحُ القُدُسِ مَعَكَ

Or the Spirit of Jesus; or the Gospel; or the greatest name of God, by which Jesus used to raise the dead to life; or God's protection and direction.

Also مُعِينُكَ.

1.3a blessing—قُدْسٌ

Also قُدُسٌ.

1.4the same as البَيْتُ المُقَدَّسُ (see it), or as بَيْتُ المَقْدِسِ—القُدْسُ

Also القُدُسُ.

1.5the same as الارض المُقَدَّسَةُ—أَرْضُ القُدُسِ

[Or ارض القُدْسِ.]

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and قُدُسٌ [Holiness, sanctity:] purity: (S, A, Msb, K:) [each] a subst. as well as an inf. n.: (S, A, K:) the former a contraction of the latter. (Msb.) Hence, (S,) حَظِيرَةُ القُدْسِ , or القُدُسِ , [The Enclosure of Holiness or Purity;] i. e., Paradise. (S, A.) [Hence, also,] القُدُسِ رُوحُ , (S, A, K,) and رُوحُ القُدْسِ , accord. to the reading of Ibn-Ketheer, (Bd, ii. 81,) [The Spirit of Holiness or Purity; properly applied to The Holy Spirit, The Third Person of the Trinity, in Christian theology; generally, but incorrectly, called by the Eastern Christians among the Arabs الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ : but accord. to the Muslims,] Jibreel [i. e. Gabriel, the Archangel]; (S, A, K; and Bd, ubi supra;) as also القُدْسُ and القُدُسُ : (K, TA:) or the Spirit of Jesus: or the Gospel: or the most great name of God, by which Jesus used to raise to life the dead: (Bd, ubi supra:) or God's protection and direction. (A.) You say, رُوحُ القُدُسِ مَعَكَ , and مُعِينُكَ , Gabriel, or God's protection and direction, be with thee, and be thine aider. (A.) قُدْسٌ or قُدُسٌ also signifies Blessing. (M, TA.) Also, القُدْسُ and القُدُسُ i. q. البَيْتُ المُقَدَّسُ , q. v. (K,) or بَيْتُ المَقْدِسِ . (A.) And أَرْضُ القُدُسِ [or ارض القُدْسِ ] i. q. الارض المُقَدَّسَةُ . (TA.)

Nounقَدَسٌ1 sense

Core sense — a vessel in which one purifies oneselfgenerated

1a vessel of the kind so called, in the dialect of the people of El-Ḥijāz—سَطْل

So called because one purifies oneself in it, and with it.

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A [vessel of the kind called] سَطْل ; (S, A, K;) of the dial. of the people of El-Hijáz; so called because one purifies himself in it, (S, TA,) and with it. (TA.)

Nounقُدُسٌ1 sense

Core sense — holiness, sanctity, puritygenerated

See قُدْسٌ throughout.

Qur’ānic occurrences قُدُس 1 shown of 4

16:102

قُلْ نَزَّلَهٗ رُوحُ ٱلْقُدُسِ مِن رَّبِّكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِيُثَبِّتَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَهُدًى وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ

Say, the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims.

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: see قُدْسٌ , throughout.

Nounحَدِيثٌ قُدْسِيٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a holy tradition, or narrationgenerated

[A holy tradition or narration]: see the article حدث.

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[A holy tradition or narration]: see art. حدث .

Nounالقُدُّوسُ1 sense

Core sense — the All-holy, far removed from every imperfection or impuritygenerated

1[the All-holy, All-pure, or All-perfect]—القدّوس

Also القَدُّوسُ, applied to God, and المُتَقَدِّسُ and المُقَدَّسُ [all of which are nearly synonymous].

He who is far removed from every imperfection or impurity, or from anything that detracts from his glory.

Also المتقدّس [but not in an intensive degree]; and المقدّس means the same as this last; or free from faults and defects.

Or the Pure; [or the Very Pure.] Ibn-El-Kelbee: or the Blessed. [Or the Greatly Blessed.]

Sb used to say قَدُّوسٌ and سَبُّوحٌ, with fetḥ to the first letter of each.

Th says that every noun of the measure فعُّول has fetḥ to the first letter, like سَفُّودٌ and كَلُّوبٌ and the like, except سُبُّوحٌ and قُدُّوسٌ and ذُرُّوحٌ; and in the K فُرُّوجٌ is added [see سُبُّوحٌ], for these are mostly with damm, though sometimes with fetḥ.

Lh says that all agree in pronouncing سبّوح and قدّوس with damm, though fetḥ is allowable; but Az denies this agreement. Lh adds that all other words of the measure فعُّول have fetḥ.

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(S, M, A, Msb, K) and القَدُّوسُ , (S, M, K,) applied to God, (S, M, A, &c.,) as also المُتَقَدِّسُ (M, A) and المُقَدَّسُ ; (A;) [all of which are nearly syn.;] القدّوس signifies [The All-holy, All-pure, or All-perfect;] He who is far removed from every imperfection or impurity, or from everything derogatory from his glory; (M, Msb;) as also المتقدّس [but not in an intensive degree]; (M;) and المقدّس signifies the same as this last; (T, TA;) or from faults and defects: (TA:) or the Pure; (S, * K;) [or the Very Pure:] or the Blessed; (Ibn-El-Kelbee, K;) [or the Greatly Blessed:] Sb used to say قَدُّوسٌ and سَبُّوحٌ , with fet-h to the first letter of each: (S:) Th says, (S,) every noun of the measure فعُّول is with fet-h to the first letter, (S, K, *) like سَفُّودٌ and كَلُّوبٌ &c., (S,) except سُبُّوحٌ and قُدُّوسٌ (S) and ذُرُّوحٌ , (S, K, but not as from Th,) and in the K is added فُرُّوجٌ ; (TA;) [see سُبُّوحٌ ] for these are mostly with damm, though sometimes with fet-h: (S, K: *) Lh says, all agree in pronouncing سبّوح and قدّوس with damm, though fet-h is allowable; (M;) but Az denies this agreement: (TA:) and Lh adds, that all other words of the measure فعُّول are with fet-h. (M.)

Nounبَيْتُ المَقْدِسِ1 sense

Core sense — Jerusalem; the hallowed housegenerated

See مُقَدَّسٌ.

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: see مُقَدَّسٌ .

Nounمُقَدَّسٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — hallowed, consecrated, purified, blessedgenerated

Hallowed, or sanctified; consecrated; purified; blessed.

1.1

المُقَدَّسُ applied to God: see القُدُّوسُ.

1.2the hallowed, consecrated, purified, or blessed dwelling; or the dwelling of the hallowed — names of Jerusalem—البَيْتُ المُقَدَّسُ

Also بَيْتُ المُقَدَّسِ, and [more commonly] المَقْدِسِ بَيْتُ.

المَقْدِس is either formed from مُقَدَّسٌ by dropping the augmentative letter, or is a noun not formed from a verb, as Sb says of المَنْكِبُ.

Also called القُدْسُ [which is the name generally given to it in the present day] and القُدُسُ, because one is purified in it from sins, or because of the blessing that is in it.

1.3the [hallowed, or consecrated, or] purified land; or the pure land; or the blessed land—الأَرْضُ المُقَدَّسَةُ

A name of Damascus and Palestine and part of the Jordan; or of Syria.

أَرْضُ القُدُسِ [or أَرْضُ القُدْسِ] means the same.

Qur’ānic occurrences مُقَدَّس

20:12

إِنِّىٓ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَٱخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

"Verily I am thy Lord! therefore (in My presence) put off thy shoes: thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa.

79:16

إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهٗ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:-

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Hallowed, or sanctified: consecrated: purified:] blessed. (M.) المُقَدَّسُ , applied to God: see القُدُّوسُ . البَيْتُ المُقَدَّسُ , (K,) and بَيْتُ المُقَدَّسِ , (S, K,) and [more commonly] المَقْدِسِ بَيْتُ , (M, A, K,) which [i. e. المَقْدِس ] is either formed from مُقَدَّسٌ by rejecting the augmentative letter, or is a subst. not formed from a verb, like as Sb says of المَنْكِبُ , (M,) [signifying The hallowed, or consecrated, or purified, or blessed, dwelling; or the dwelling of the hallowed, &c.; are appellations of Jerusalem;] also called القُدْسُ [which is the name generally given to it in the present day] and القُدُسُ ; (A, K;) because one is purified therein from sins, or because of the blessing that is therein. (TA.) الأَرْضُ المُقَدَّسَةُ The [hallowed, or consecrated, or] purified land; (S, Msb, K;) or the pure land; (Fr;) or the blessed land; (IAar;) is an appellation of Damascus and Palestine and part of the Jordan: (Fr:) or Syria: (M:) and أَرْضُ القُدُسِ [or أَرْضُ القُدْسِ ] signifies the same. (TA.)

Nounمُقَدِّسٌ1 sense

Core sense — a Christian monk who has come to Jerusalem; a learned Jewgenerated

A Christian monk [or any Christian or a Jew] who comes, or goes, or performs pilgrimage, or has performed pilgrimage, to القُدْس or بَيْت المَقْدِس [i.e. Jerusalem]; or a Christian monk; or a [learned Jew or other, such as is called] حَبْر.

Imra-el-Keys says, describing dogs and a wild bull:

shāhid

فَأَدْرَكْنَهُ يَأْخُذْنَ بِالسَّاقِ وَالنَّسَاكَمَا شَبْرَقَ الوِلْدَانُ ثَوْبَ المُقَدِّسِ

And they (the dogs) overtook him (namely the bull), seizing the shank and the sciatic vein, and tearing his skin, as the children of the Christians tear the garment of the monk that has come from بَيْت المَقْدِس [or Jerusalem] to obtain a blessing from it.

This is how the verse stands in the handwriting of Aboo-Sahl; but in all the copies of the S we find ثَوْبَ المُقَدَّسِى with ى.

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A Christian monk [or any Christian or a Jew] who comes [or goes or performs pilgrimage or has performed pilgrimage] to القُدْس or بَيْت المَقْدِس [i. e. Jerusalem]: (A:) or a Christian monk: (K:) or a [learned Jew or other, such as is called] حَبْر . (M, TA.) Imra-el-Keys says, describing dogs and a [wild] bull, 1 And they (the dogs) overtook him, (namely, the bull,) seizing the shank and the sciatic vein, and tearing his skin, as the children of the Christians tear the garment of the monk that has come from بَيْت المَقْدِس , [or Jerusalem] for the purpose of obtaining a blessing from it: thus the verse is found in the handwriting of Aboo-Sahl; but in all the copies of the S, we find ثَوْبَ المُقَدَّسِى , with ى . (TA.) فَأَدْرَكْنَهُ يَأْخُذْنَ بِالسَّاقِ وَالنَّسَا | كَمَا شَبْرَقَ الوِلْدَانُ ثَوْبَ المُقَدِّسِ

Nounمَقْدِسِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — of Jerusalem, belonging to Jerusalem; a Jewgenerated

Also مُقَدَّسِىٌّ.

Of, or relating to, or belonging to بَيْت المَقْدِس or بَيْت المُقَدَّس [i.e. Jerusalem]; a Jew.

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and مُقَدَّسِىٌّ Of, or relating to, or belonging to, بَيْت المَقْدِس or بَيْت المُقَدَّس [i. e. Jerusalem]: a Jew. (S.)

Nounالمُتَقَدِّسُ1 sense

Core sense — one who is holy, free from every impuritygenerated

See القُدُّوسُ.

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: see القُدُّوسُ .

Nounقَادُوسٌ1 sense

Core sense — an earthen or wooden pot of a water-wheelgenerated

An earthen or wooden pot of a water-wheel.

Plural قَوَادِيسُ.

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(pl. قَوَادِيسُ ) An earthen or wooden pot of a water-wheel. (PU.)