madrasa

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/məˈdɹæsə/

noun

A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.

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madrasah
OriginArabic مَدْرَسَة f →
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Meanings

nounmadrasa (plural madrasas or madaris)

plural madrasas · plural madaris · alternative madrasah · alternative madrassa · alternative medrese · alternative medresa

  1. IslamA school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMuslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan

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madrasah
Broader
religious school

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicمَدْرَسَة f“school”
  2. Englishmadrasa

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة f (madrasa, “school”), a noun of place from the verb دَرَسَ (darasa, “to learn, to study”).

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Translations

Arabic مَدْرَسَة إِسْلَامِيَّة, مَدْرَسَة
  • مَدْرَسَة إِسْلَامِيَّة (madrasa ʔislāmiyya)school for Islamic theology
  • مَدْرَسَة (madrasa)school for Islamic theology
Bengali মাদ্রাসা
  • মাদ্রাসা (madraśa)school for Islamic theology
Bulgarian медресе́
  • медресе́ (medresé)school for Islamic theology
Catalan madrassa
  • madrassaschool for Islamic theology
Chinese Mandarin 伊斯蘭學校 /伊斯兰学校
  • 伊斯蘭學校 /伊斯兰学校 (Yīsīlán xuéxiào)school for Islamic theology
Finnish madrassa
  • madrassaschool for Islamic theology
French médersa
  • médersaschool for Islamic theology
German Medresse, Madrasa
  • Medresseschool for Islamic theology
  • Madrasaschool for Islamic theology
Greek μεντρεσές
  • μεντρεσές (mentresés)school for Islamic theology
Hebrew מַדְרַסַה
  • מַדְרַסַה (madrasa)school for Islamic theology
Hindi मद्रसा, मदरसा
  • मद्रसा (madrasā)school for Islamic theology
  • मदरसा (madarsā)school for Islamic theology
Hungarian medresze
  • medreszeschool for Islamic theology
Indonesian madrasah
  • madrasahschool for Islamic theology
Italian madrasa
  • madrasaschool for Islamic theology
Japanese マドラサ
  • マドラサ (madorasa)school for Islamic theology
Korean 마드라사
  • 마드라사 (madeurasa)school for Islamic theology
Malay madrasah
  • madrasahschool for Islamic theology
Norwegian Bokmål madrasa
  • madrasaschool for Islamic theology
Polish medresa, madrasa
  • medresaschool for Islamic theology
  • madrasaschool for Islamic theology
Portuguese madraça, madraçal
  • madraçaschool for Islamic theology
  • madraçalschool for Islamic theology
Punjabi ਮਦਰੱਸਾ, مَدْرَسَہ
  • ਮਦਰੱਸਾ (madrassā)school for Islamic theology
  • مَدْرَسَہ (madrasah)school for Islamic theology
Romanian medresă
  • medresăschool for Islamic theology
Russian медресе́
  • медресе́ (medrɛsé, medrɛsɛ́)school for Islamic theology
Spanish madrasa, madraza
  • madrasaschool for Islamic theology
  • madrazaschool for Islamic theology
Swahili madrasa
  • madrasaschool for Islamic theology
Thai มาดราซาห์
  • มาดราซาห์ (maa-draa-saa)school for Islamic theology
Turkish medrese
  • medreseschool for Islamic theology
Ukrainian медресе́
  • медресе́ (medresé)school for Islamic theology
Urdu مَدْرَسَہ
  • مَدْرَسَہ (madrasa)school for Islamic theology
Cite this entry
APA

madrasa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madrasa

MLA

“madrasa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madrasa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “madrasa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madrasa.

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