Etymology

Kitáb-i-Aqdas

Today it means: The central holy book in the Baháʼí Faith, literally "The Most Holy Book" Full definition →

Classical Persian کِتَابِ اَقْدَس ← Arabic كِتاب
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  1. Arabic · derived fromكِتاب“book”
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromکِتَابِ اَقْدَس
  3. English todayKitáb-i-Aqdas

Derived from Classical Persian کِتَابِ اَقْدَس (kitāb-i aqdas, literally “the holiest book”), from Arabic كِتاب (kitāb, “book”) + أَقْدَس (ʔaqdas, “holiest, exceedingly holy”), the latter word being elative of قِدِّيس (qiddīs) or قُدُّوس (quddūs), both “holy”.

Words from the same roots

Arabicكِتاب all →

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.