madrasah
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة f (madrasa, “school”), a noun of place from the verb دَرَسَ (darasa, “to learn, to study”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]madrasah (plural madrasahs or madaris)
- (Islam) A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.
Usage notes
[edit]- 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.
Translations
[edit]school for Islamic theology
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[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay madrasah, from Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]madrasah
Usage notes
[edit]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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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “madrasah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]madrasah (Jawi spelling مدرسة, plural madrasah-madrasah, informal 1st possessive madrasahku, 2nd possessive madrasahmu, 3rd possessive madrasahnya)
Usage notes
[edit]Usually, sekolah is used as the generic term form "school", while madrasah refers specifically to Islamic religious schools.
Synonyms
[edit]- (school): sekolah
Further reading
[edit]- “madrasah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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