English → Arabic
holy in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- muqaddas
- Arabizi
muqaddas- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ق د س
How to use it
"Holy" (muqaddas) describes something sacred, revered or set apart for religious purposes. It is an adjective and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use it for places, objects, texts, or moments that are considered spiritually significant.
Example sentences
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المكانُ مُقَدَّسٌ لِلزِّوارِ.
al-makānu muqaddasun lil-zuwwāri.
The place is holy to the visitors.
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يُقَدِّمُ المَسْجِدُ صَلَاةً مُقَدَّسَةً.
yuqaddimu al-masjidu ṣalāhatan muqaddasatan.
The mosque offers a holy prayer.
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النصُّ المُقَدَّسُ يُلْهِمُ القُرّاءِ.
al-naṣu al-muqaddasu yulhimu al-qurrāʾa.
The holy text inspires readers.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Holy See
جمهورية كوريا
Holy Abuse
الاعتداء المقدس
Holy Smoke!
دخان مقدس!
a Holy See.
(أ) الكرسي الرسولي.
Holy See, Palestine
الكرسي الرسولي وفلسطين
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
لانه مكتوب كونوا قديسين لاني انا قدوس.
because it is written, "You shall be holy; for I am holy."
لانه مكتوب كونوا قديسين لاني انا قدوس.
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
اذا الناموس مقدس والوصية مقدسة وعادلة وصالحة.
For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
وان كانت الباكورة مقدسة فكذلك العجين. وان كان الاصل مقدسا فكذلك الاغصان.
One called to another, and said, "Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!"
وهذا نادى ذاك وقال قدوس قدوس قدوس رب الجنود مجده ملء كل الارض
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
وهذا نادى ذاك وقال قدوس قدوس قدوس رب الجنود مجده ملء كل الارض
They commemorate him on the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (two Sundays before Christmas) and on Holy and Great Monday (Monday of Holy Week).
ويحيون ذكراه يوم أحد الأجداد المقدسين (قبل أسبوعين من عيد الميلاد)، ويوم الاثنين المقدس العظيم (اثنين الأسبوع المُقدَس).
Questions and answers
Can "holy" be used for non‑religious contexts?
Usually it refers to religious significance, but it can be used metaphorically for anything regarded as extremely valuable or untouchable.
How does gender affect "holy"?
Add the feminine ending –ة (muqaddasah) for feminine nouns, e.g., "مُقَدَّسَةٌ".
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