mdrasa مدرسة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mdrasa” (مدرسة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning school, educational institution.
Meanings
- school, educational institution
- traditional Quranic school
Usage
Mdrasa is the general term for a school. Its type is often specified: mdrasa khassa (private), mdrasa 3omomiya (public). To go to class, you say mcha l mdrasa, and to study, qra. People also often say lmdrasa for school in general, without naming a particular institution. For middle school, high school or university, other words are used: l'college, lycée, jami3a. In a historical context, the word also refers to the old madrasas, such as those of Fes.
Example
هاديك مدرسة مزيانة
hadik mdrasa mzyana
“That's a good school.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mdrasa” but also “madrasa”, “medrasa”, “madrassa” and “medrassa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mdrasa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “school”; “school, benchmark (figurative)”: madrasa in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “school, especially primary”; “school (movement, method)”: madrsa in Tunisian.