Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḳudš-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Adjective

*ḳudš-

1. holy

Inflection

Declension of *ḳudš-

Case	Singular		Dual		Plural
	m	f	m	f	m	f
Nominative	*ḳudšum	*ḳudšatum	*ḳudšāna	*ḳudšatāna	*ḳudšūna	*ḳudšātum
Genitive	*ḳudšim	*ḳudšatim	*ḳudšayna	*ḳudšatayna	*ḳudšīna	*ḳudšātim
Accusative	*ḳudšam	*ḳudšatam

Descendants

• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: قُدْس (quds)
      • Maltese: qaddis
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic: קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš)
        • Classical Syriac: ܩܰܕܻ݁ܝܫ (qaddīš)
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: קָדוֹשׁ (kadósh, qāḏôš)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎖𐎄𐎌 (qdš /⁠qudšu⁠/)
  • Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Ge'ez: ቅዱስ (ḳədus)