madrasah

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English

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The three madrasas at the Registan of Samarkand

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة f (madrasa, school), a noun of place from the verb دَرَسَ (darasa, to learn, to study).

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Noun

madrasah (plural madrasahs or madaris)

  1. (Islam) A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.

Usage notes

  • The original Arabic word is a generic word for any type of school, but in English it is usually used to refer specifically to Islamic religious schools.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay madrasah, from Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /madˈrasah/
  • Hyphenation: mad‧ra‧sah

Noun

madrasah (first-person possessive madrasahku, second-person possessive madrasahmu, third-person possessive madrasahnya)

  1. (Islam, education) school.

Usage notes

In Indonesia, sekolah is used by school which is under supervision of Ministry of Education. Islamic school supervised by Ministry of Religious Affairs use madrasah.

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Malay

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Etymology

From Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /madˈrasah/
  • Hyphenation: mad‧ra‧sah

Noun

madrasah (Jawi spelling مدرسة, plural madrasah-madrasah, informal 1st possessive madrasahku, 2nd possessive madrasahmu, 3rd possessive madrasahnya)

  1. (Islam, education) school.
  2. (Islam) a small mosque.
    Synonyms: surau, langgar

Usage notes

Usually, sekolah is used as the generic term form "school", while madrasah refers specifically to Islamic religious schools.

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