"Aqdas" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Persian کتاب اقدس (ketâb-e aqdas, in Baháʼí transliteration Kitáb-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”. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ق د س}}, {{der|en|fa|کتاب اقدس}} Persian کتاب اقدس, {{der|en|ar|كِتاب|t=book}} Arabic كِتاب (kitāb, “book”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aqdas
  1. The central holy book in the Baháʼí Faith. Wikipedia link: Aqdas Categories (topical): Baháʼí Faith Synonyms: Kitáb-i-Aqdas Translations (Baháʼí central holy book): الأقدس (Arabic), 亞格達斯經 (Chinese Mandarin), 亚格达斯经 (Yàgédásījīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 至聖經書 (Chinese Mandarin), 至圣经书 (Zhìshèngjīngshū) (Chinese Mandarin), Heiligstes Buch [neuter] (German), 最聖の書 (Saisei no Sho) (alt: さいせいのしょ) (Japanese), اقدس (Persian), El libro más sagrado [masculine] (Spanish), کتاب اقدس (kitāb-e-aqdas) [feminine] (Urdu)

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