Meanings
madaris1
noun
- pluralplural of madrasa
In general, three different languages (i.e. Arabic, Persian, and Urdu) are taught in madaris.
2015, Akhtar Hassan Malik, A comparative study of elite English-medium schools, public schools, and Islamic madaris in contemporary Pakistan1 more example
Only in certain schools that prepared students for entrance into the official madaris could students take an additional one hour per week of classical Arabic.
1975, Journal of African Studies, volume 2, page 157
Madaris2
Origin
Probably an altered form of Medeiros.
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