English Explanatory Dictionary

madrasa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/məˈdɹæsə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-madrasa.wav

Word forms

madrasa madrasas madaris madrasah madrassa medrese medresa

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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