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quds day

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
qud-s -day
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An annual protest event held at the last Friday of Ramadan in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: الْقُدْس

Inflected Forms

Al-Quds Day (alternative)

Phrases

Nakba Day Land Day

Frequently Paired Words

Nakba Day Land Day

Questions

What does quds day mean?
An annual protest event held at the last Friday of Ramadan in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.
Where does quds day come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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