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–noun
Islam
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a school or college, esp. a school attached to a mosque where young men study theology.
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ma⋅dra⋅sa,
ma⋅dras⋅sah.
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< Ar
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ma·dra·sah also ma·dra·sa or ma·dras·sah
(mə-drä'sə)
n.
Islam
A building or group of buildings used for teaching Islamic theology and religious law, typically including a mosque.
[Arabic
madrasa
, from
darasa
,
to study
; see
drš
in Semitic roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
madrasah
Islamic college, 1622, from Arabic
madrasah,
lit. "a place of study," from loc. prefix
ma-
+ stem of
darasa
"he read repeatedly, he studied."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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