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madrasa Meaning & Definition

/məˈdɹæsə/

What Does Madrasa Mean?

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

Madrasa in Brief

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/məˈdɹæsə/
Pluralmadrasas

Madrasa Definition (Noun)

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

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Word Forms & Grammar

madrasa (plural madrasas or madaris)

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Origin of Madrasa

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

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