Madrasa Definition

madrasas
noun
An institution for the study of Islamic theology and religious law.
American Heritage
The buildings and grounds of such an institution, typically attached to a mosque.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Madrasa

Noun

Singular:
madrasa
Plural:
madrasas

Origin of Madrasa

  • Arabic school from darasa to study drš in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Madrasa Sentence Examples

  • Nothing but the arched entrance remains of the Madrasa, which is traditionally not very old.

  • The madrasa libraries, some of which were very rich, have been scattered and lost, or confiscated by the emirs, or have perished in conflagrations.

  • The enlightened mind of Warren Hastings did indeed anticipate his age by founding the Calcutta madrasa for Mahom medan teaching, and by affording steady patronage alike to Hindu pundits and European students.

  • Of the Calcutta colleges, that of Sanskrit was founded in 1824, when Lord Amherst was governor-general, the medical college by Lord William Bentinck in 1835, the Hooghly madrasa by a wealthy native gentleman in 1836.

  • He founded the Madrasa or college for Mahommedan education at Calcutta, primarily out of his own funds; and he projected the foundation of an Indian institute in England.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAD

Words Ending With

ASAASA

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With M and Ending With A

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