al-Quds

== English == === Alternative forms === Al-Quds === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds, literally “the Holiness”), short for مَدِينَة الْقُدْس (madīna(t) al-quds, “City of the Holiness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɒl ˈkʊdz/, /æl ˈkʊdz/ === Proper noun === al-Quds (chiefly used by Muslims and Arabs) Synonym of Jerusalem. ==== Synonyms ==== Quds, Bayt al-Quds Bayt al-Maqdis, Bayt al-Muqaddas, Quds as-Sarif ==== Translations ==== === See also === Israel Palestine East al-Quds