مدرسة

See also: مدرسه and مدرسہ

Arabic

Root
د ر س (d-r-s)

Etymology 1

Noun of place from the verb دَرَسَ (darasa, “to learn, to study”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mad.ra.sa/

• Audio

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Noun

مَدْرَسَة • (madrasa) f (plural مَدْرَسَات (madrasāt) or مَدَارِس (madāris))

1. school, academy

Usage notes

Although the word borrowed into English and some other languages such as Malay is used to refer specifically to Islamic religious schools, the original Arabic term is a generic word for any type of school.

Declension

Declension of noun مَدْرَسَة (madrasa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدْرَسَة madrasa	الْمَدْرَسَة al-madrasa	مَدْرَسَة madrasat
Nominative	مَدْرَسَةٌ madrasatun	الْمَدْرَسَةُ al-madrasatu	مَدْرَسَةُ madrasatu
Accusative	مَدْرَسَةً madrasatan	الْمَدْرَسَةَ al-madrasata	مَدْرَسَةَ madrasata
Genitive	مَدْرَسَةٍ madrasatin	الْمَدْرَسَةِ al-madrasati	مَدْرَسَةِ madrasati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدْرَسَتَيْن madrasatayn	الْمَدْرَسَتَيْن al-madrasatayn	مَدْرَسَتَيْ madrasatay
Nominative	مَدْرَسَتَانِ madrasatāni	الْمَدْرَسَتَانِ al-madrasatāni	مَدْرَسَتَا madrasatā
Accusative	مَدْرَسَتَيْنِ madrasatayni	الْمَدْرَسَتَيْنِ al-madrasatayni	مَدْرَسَتَيْ madrasatay
Genitive	مَدْرَسَتَيْنِ madrasatayni	الْمَدْرَسَتَيْنِ al-madrasatayni	مَدْرَسَتَيْ madrasatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدْرَسَات‎; مَدَارِس madrasāt‎; madāris	الْمَدْرَسَات‎; الْمَدَارِس al-madrasāt‎; al-madāris	مَدْرَسَات‎; مَدَارِس madrasāt‎; madāris
Nominative	مَدْرَسَاتٌ‎; مَدَارِسُ madrasātun‎; madārisu	الْمَدْرَسَاتُ‎; الْمَدَارِسُ al-madrasātu‎; al-madārisu	مَدْرَسَاتُ‎; مَدَارِسُ madrasātu‎; madārisu
Accusative	مَدْرَسَاتٍ‎; مَدَارِسَ madrasātin‎; madārisa	الْمَدْرَسَاتِ‎; الْمَدَارِسَ al-madrasāti‎; al-madārisa	مَدْرَسَاتِ‎; مَدَارِسَ madrasāti‎; madārisa
Genitive	مَدْرَسَاتٍ‎; مَدَارِسَ madrasātin‎; madārisa	الْمَدْرَسَاتِ‎; الْمَدَارِسِ al-madrasāti‎; al-madārisi	مَدْرَسَاتِ‎; مَدَارِسِ madrasāti‎; madārisi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: مدرسة (madrisa)
• South Levantine Arabic: مدرسة (madrase)
• → Azerbaijani: mədrəsə
  • → Bashkir: мәҙрәсә (məźrəsə)
• → English: madrassah
• → Ottoman Turkish: مدرسه (medrese)
  • Turkish: medrese
• → Persian: مدرسه (madrese)
  • → Bengali: মাদ্রাসা (madraśa)
  • → Gujarati: મદરેસા (madresā)
  • → Hindustani :

  Hindi: मद्रसा (madrasā)

  Urdu: مدرسہ (madrasā)

  • → Punjabi :

  Punjabi: ਮਦਰੱਸਾ (madrassā)

  Punjabi: مدرسہ (mdrsh)

• → Swahili: madrasa
• → Tatar: мәдрәсә (mädräsä)
• → Classical Syriac: ܡܕܪܫܬܐ

Etymology 2

Derived from the feminine active participle of the verb دَرَّسَ (darrasa, “to teach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.dar.ri.sa/

Noun

مُدَرِّسَة • (mudarrisa) f (plural مُدَرِّسَات (mudarrisāt), masculine مُدَرِّس (mudarris))

1. female equivalent of مُدَرِّس (mudarris, “teacher”)

Declension

Declension of noun مُدَرِّسَة (mudarrisa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُدَرِّسَة mudarrisa	الْمُدَرِّسَة al-mudarrisa	مُدَرِّسَة mudarrisat
Nominative	مُدَرِّسَةٌ mudarrisatun	الْمُدَرِّسَةُ al-mudarrisatu	مُدَرِّسَةُ mudarrisatu
Accusative	مُدَرِّسَةً mudarrisatan	الْمُدَرِّسَةَ al-mudarrisata	مُدَرِّسَةَ mudarrisata
Genitive	مُدَرِّسَةٍ mudarrisatin	الْمُدَرِّسَةِ al-mudarrisati	مُدَرِّسَةِ mudarrisati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُدَرِّسَتَيْن mudarrisatayn	الْمُدَرِّسَتَيْن al-mudarrisatayn	مُدَرِّسَتَيْ mudarrisatay
Nominative	مُدَرِّسَتَانِ mudarrisatāni	الْمُدَرِّسَتَانِ al-mudarrisatāni	مُدَرِّسَتَا mudarrisatā
Accusative	مُدَرِّسَتَيْنِ mudarrisatayni	الْمُدَرِّسَتَيْنِ al-mudarrisatayni	مُدَرِّسَتَيْ mudarrisatay
Genitive	مُدَرِّسَتَيْنِ mudarrisatayni	الْمُدَرِّسَتَيْنِ al-mudarrisatayni	مُدَرِّسَتَيْ mudarrisatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُدَرِّسَات mudarrisāt	الْمُدَرِّسَات al-mudarrisāt	مُدَرِّسَات mudarrisāt
Nominative	مُدَرِّسَاتٌ mudarrisātun	الْمُدَرِّسَاتُ al-mudarrisātu	مُدَرِّسَاتُ mudarrisātu
Accusative	مُدَرِّسَاتٍ mudarrisātin	الْمُدَرِّسَاتِ al-mudarrisāti	مُدَرِّسَاتِ mudarrisāti
Genitive	مُدَرِّسَاتٍ mudarrisātin	الْمُدَرِّسَاتِ al-mudarrisāti	مُدَرِّسَاتِ mudarrisāti

Synonyms

• مُعَلِّمَة (muʕallima)

Descendants

• → Afar: mudarrisá

Etymology 3

Derived from the feminine passive participle of the verb دَرَّسَ (darrasa, “to teach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.dar.ra.sa/

Adjective

مُدَرَّسَة • (mudarrasa) f

1. feminine singular of مُدَرَّس (mudarras, “educated”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “درس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ر س
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mad.ra.se/, [ˈmad.ra.se]
• IPA^(key): /mad.ra.sa/, [ˈmad.ra.sa]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

مدرسة • (madrase) f (plural مدارس (madāres))

1. school