أورشليم

See also: اورشلیم

Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܫܠܡ (ʾūrišlēm, ʾōrēšlim), a pre-Hebrew form. Compare 𒌑𒊒𒊓𒅆𒆠 (Urušalim) in the Armana letters (14th century B.C.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuː.ru.ʃa.liːm/

Proper noun

أُورُشَلِيم • (ʔūrušalīm) f

1. (Christianity, Israel) Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Usage notes

Because of its common origin with Hebrew ירושלים, the Arabic أُورُشَلِيم (ʔūrušalīm) 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.

Declension

Declension of noun أُورُشَلِيم (ʔūrušalīm)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	أُورُشَلِيم ʔūrušalīm	—
Nominative	—	أُورُشَلِيمُ ʔūrušalīmu	—
Accusative	—	أُورُشَلِيمَ ʔūrušalīma	—
Genitive	—	أُورُشَلِيمَ ʔūrušalīma	—

Synonyms

• اَلْقُدْس (al-quds)
• بَيْت اَلْمَقْدِس (bayt al-maqdis)