Baitulmuqaddis

Malay

Alternative forms

• Baitulmaqdis

Etymology

From Arabic بَيْت الْمَقْدِس (bayt al-maqdis, “house of the place of worship, Al-Aqsa, Solomon's Temple”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bajtulmuˈqadis/ [bai̯.t̪ul.muˈqa.dis]
• Hyphenation: Bai‧tul‧mu‧qad‧dis

Proper noun

Baitulmuqaddis (Jawi spelling بيت المقدس)

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

Usage notes

This is the preferred term for Jerusalem in most contexts in Standard Malay, especially in Islamic and geopolitical contexts. The name Yerusalem is only used in Christian religious contexts in Standard Malay, but is the standard term in Indonesian in most contexts.

Synonyms

• Synonym: (Indonesian; Indonesian Malay; see usage notes) Yerusalem

Further reading

• “Baitulmuqaddis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.