الكتاب المقدس

Arabic

Etymology

Literally: “The Holy Book”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ki.taːb al.mu.qad.das/

Proper noun

الْكِتَاب الْمُقَدَّس • (al-kitāb al-muqaddas) m

1. (Christianity, Judaism) the Bible

   Synonyms: الْكِتَاب (al-kitāb), (chiefly used by Muslims) التَّوْرَاة وَالْإِنْجِيل (at-tawrāh wa-l-ʔinjīl)

Declension

Declension of noun الْكِتَاب الْمُقَدَّس (al-kitāb al-muqaddas)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	الْكِتَاب الْمُقَدَّس al-kitāb al-muqaddas	—
Nominative	—	الْكِتَابُ الْمُقَدَّسُ al-kitābu l-muqaddasu	—
Accusative	—	الْكِتَابَ الْمُقَدَّسَ al-kitāba l-muqaddasa	—
Genitive	—	الْكِتَابِ الْمُقَدَّسِ al-kitābi l-muqaddasi	—

Related terms

• إِنْجِيل (ʔinjīl, “the Gospel”)
• الْعَهْد الْقَدِيم (al-ʕahd al-qadīm, “the Old Testament”)
• الْعَهْد الْجَدِيد (al-ʕahd al-jadīd, “the New Testament”)
• تَوْرَاة (tawrāh, “the Torah”)
• زَبُور (zabūr, “the Psalms”)
• الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān, “the Qur'an”)

Descendants

• → Classical Persian: کِتَابِ مُقَدَّس (kitāb-i muqaddas)
  • Dari: کِتَابِ مُقَدَّس (kitāb-i muqaddas)
  • Iranian Persian: کِتابِ مُقَدَّس (ketâb-e moğaddas)
  • Tajik: Китоби Муқаддас (Kitobi Muqaddas)
  • → Hindustani
    • Hindi: किताब-ए-मुक़द्दस (kitāb-e-muqaddas)
    • Urdu: کتاب مقدس