مدرسه

See also: مدرسة and مدرسہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa, “school, academy”).

Noun

مدرسه • (medrese) (definite accusative مدرسه‌یی (medreseyi), plural مدارس (medâris))

  1. (Islam) madrasah, a school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level, but specifically one that teaches Islamic theology

Derived terms

  • صحن مدارسی (sahn medârisi, “sixth grade of professorate”)
  • مدرسه بكجیسی (medrese bekcisi, “older student uncapable to pass the exams”, literally “madrasah's guardian”)
  • مدرسه كدیسی (medrese kedisi, “older student uncapable to pass the exams”, literally “madrasah's cat”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: medrese
  • → Romanian: medresea

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? madrasa
Dari reading? madrasa
Iranian reading? madrese
Tajik reading? madrasa
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

مدرسه • (madrasa / madrese) (plural مدرسه‌ها (madrasa-hā / madrese-hâ), or مدارس (madāris / madâres), Tajik spelling мадраса)

  1. school (teaching institution)
    Synonym: (Dari) مَکْتَب
    بایَد بِه مَدْرِسِه بِرَوی. (Iran) ― bâyad be madrese beravi. ― You must go to school.
    بایَد بِری مَدْرِسِه. (colloquial Tehrani) ― bâyad beri madrese. ― You must go to school.

Descendants

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