Arabic for school

madrasa
ﻣَﺪﺭَﺳَﺔ
school – feminine singular

ﻣَﺪﺭَﺳَﺔ is an Arabic word. The meaning is school. You pronounce it madrasa.

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The Arabic word word for school can also be conjugated:

madaaris
ﻣَﺪَﺍﺭِﺱ
school – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: time and place noun

Using the word school

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Important letters:
The root of the word school consists of three Arabic letters: dal that is written and pronounced d, ra that is written and pronounced r and sin that is written and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word school letter by letter

ﻣَﺪﺭَﺳَﺔ
ﻣـ
ـﺪ
ﺳـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺪ
ﺳـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ـﺪ
ـﺮ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ـﺔ
 
mim
m
dal
d
ra
r
sin
s
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for school consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﺪﺭَﺳَﺔ and pronounced madrasa.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for school

maf3ala becomes madrasa

We have seen that the Arabic word for school is written ﻣَﺪﺭَﺳَﺔ and pronounced madrasa. It follows the pattern time and place noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3ala and the root letters are d, r and s, the word becomes madrasa.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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