madrasah ibtidaiah
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From madrasah + ibtidaiah, from Arabic اَلْمَدْرَسَة اَلاِبْتِدَائِيَّة (al-madrasa(t) al-ibtidāʔiyya) as اِبْتِدَائِيَّة (ibtidāʔiyya, “primary, elementary”) + مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).
Noun edit
madrasah ibtidaiah (first-person possessive madrasah ibtidaiahku, second-person possessive madrasah ibtidaiahmu, third-person possessive madrasah ibtidaiahnya)
- (Islam, education) elementary school (US), primary school (UK)
Usage notes edit
In Indonesia, sekolah dasar is used by school which is under supervision of Ministry of Education. Islamic school supervised by Ministry of Religious Affairs use madrasah ibtidaiyah.
Alternative forms edit
- madrasah ibtidaiyah, MI (official government term)
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Further reading edit
- “madrasah ibtidaiah” 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.