madrasah ibtidaiah
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom madrasah + ibtidaiah, from Arabic اَلْمَدْرَسَة اَلاِبْتِدَائِيَّة (al-madrasa(t) al-ibtidāʔiyya) as اِبْتِدَائِيَّة (ibtidāʔiyya, “primary, elementary”) + مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).
Noun
editmadrasah 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
editIn 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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editFurther 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.