madrsa مدرسة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“madrsa” (مدرسة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning school, especially primary.
Meanings
- school, especially primary
- school (movement, method)
Usage
Madrsa means school, in particular primary school. For middle school, one says rather "l'koleige" or "l'e3dedeya", and for high school "l'lycée" or "l'me3hed". One says "mchit lel madrsa" (I went to school). The word is also used for a private establishment: "madrsa khassa". The plural is "mdares". Figuratively, it denotes a movement or a method: "madrset kora" (football school). The word comes from common Arabic and is used in all registers.
Example
الصغار مشاو للمدرسة الصباح بكري
essghar mchew lel madrsa sbe7 bekri
“The children went to school early in the morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “madrsa” but also “madrssa”, “madrasa”, “mdrsa” and “madersa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “madrsa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “school, educational institution”; “traditional Quranic school”: mdrasa in Moroccan.
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.