القُدُّوسُ
Root: قدس
Full Definition
القُدُّوسُ
and القَدُّوسُ, applied to God, as also
المُتَقَدِّسُ and
; [all of which are nearly syn.;] القدّوس signifies [The All-holy, All-pure, or All-perfect;] He who is far removed from every imperfection or impurity, or from everything derogatory from his glory; as also المتقدّس [but not in an intensive degree]; and المقدّس signifies the same as this last; or from faults and defects: or the Pure; [or the Very Pure:] or the Blessed; [or the Greatly Blessed:] Sb used to say قَدُّوسٌ and سَبُّوحٌ, with fet-h to the first letter of each: Th says, every noun of the measure فعُّول is with fet-h to the first letter, like سَفُّودٌ and كَلُّوبٌ &c., except سُبُّوحٌ and قُدُّوسٌ and ذُرُّوحٌ, and in the K is added فُرُّوجٌ; [see سُبُّوحٌ] for these are mostly with damm, though sometimes with fet-h: Lh says, all agree in pronouncing سبّوح and قدّوس with damm, though fet-h is allowable; but Az denies this agreement: and Lh adds, that all other words of the measure فعُّول are with fet-h.
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