madrasah

• madrasa, madrassa, medrese, medresa

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

• IPA^(key): /məˈdɹæsə/

madrasah (plural madrasahs or madaris)

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

• The original Arabic word is a generic word for any type of school, but in English it is usually used to refer specifically to Islamic religious schools.

• adharmas

Inherited from Malay مدرسة (madrasah), from Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /madˈrasah/ [mat̪̚ˈra.sah]
• Rhymes: -asah
• Syllabification: mad‧ra‧sah

madrasah (plural madrasah-madrasah)

1. (Islam, education, literal) school
2. (Islam, education) madrasah: a school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology

In Indonesia, sekolah is used by school which is under supervision of Ministry of Education. Islamic school supervised by Ministry of Religious Affairs use madrasah.

• “madrasah” 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.

From Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).

• IPA^(key): /madˈrasah/
• Hyphenation: mad‧ra‧sah

madrasah (Jawi spelling مدرسة, plural madrasah-madrasah)

1. (Islam, education) school.
2. (Islam) a small mosque.

   Synonyms: surau, langgar

Usually, sekolah is used as the generic term form "school", while madrasah refers specifically to Islamic religious schools.

• (school): sekolah

• “madrasah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.