Save Type Settlement Usage Arabic Scripts قُدْس(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ˈquds/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "holy" in Arabic. This is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, usually written with the definite article: القُدْس (al-Quds). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesKudüs(Turkish) User SubmissionQüds