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أورشليم
أورشليم
See also: اورشلیم
Arabic
Proper noun
أُورُشَلِيم • (ʾūrušalīm) f
- (Christianity, Israel) Jerusalem (city in the Middle East)
Declension
Declension of noun أُورُشَلِيم (ʾūrušalīm)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | أُورُشَلِيم ʾūrušalīm |
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| Nominative | — | أُورُشَلِيمُ ʾūrušalīmu |
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| Accusative | — | أُورُشَلِيمَ ʾūrušalīma |
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| Genitive | — | أُورُشَلِيمَ ʾūrušalīma |
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Usage notes
Because of its common origin with Hebrew ירושלים, the Arabic أُورُشَلِيم (ʾūrušalīm) is used in official Arabic documents of the Israeli government. It is also used in Christian liturgical Arabic. Outside of these two contexts, the name is seldom used and الْقُدْس (al-quds) is preferred.
Synonyms
- اَلْقُدْس (al-quds)
- بَيْت اَلْمُقَدَّس (bayt al-muqaddas)
- بَيْت اَلْمَقْدِس (bayt al-maqdis)