The story
- Arabic · derived fromالْقُدْس“Jerusalem, 'the Holiness'”
- Persian · calque ofوز قدس
- English todayQuds Day
Calque of Persian وز قدس coined in 1979 in opposition to Jerusalem Day, from Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds, “Jerusalem, 'the Holiness'”), shortened from earlier مَدِينَة الْقُدْس (madīnat al-quds, “Jerusalem, 'City of Holiness'”), q.v.
Words from the same roots
Arabicالْقُدْس all →
Qudsal-Quds
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.