madrasa
/məˈdræsə/noun
उच्चारण मड्रैस
मदरसा
Core word
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a school or college where Islamic religion and law, and often other subjects, are taught
मदरसा
- Many madrasas now teach science and mathematics along with religious subjects.
- The state government plans to modernise its madrasas.
- He studied Arabic and Urdu at a local madrasa.
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- The madrasa in the old city is more than a century old.
- Many girls now attend the madrasa near our house.
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madrasa (countable noun)
A madrasa is a countable noun; the plural is madrasas, and the word may also be spelt madrassa or madrasah.
'Madrasa' countable noun है; बहुवचन 'madrasas' है और इसकी spelling 'madrassa' या 'madrasah' भी मिलती है।
- There is an old madrasa near the village mosque.
- Many madrasas now teach English and mathematics too.
study / teach at a madrasa
Use at or in with madrasa to say where someone studies or works; the school is the setting, not the subject.
कोई कहाँ पढ़ता या काम करता है, यह बताने के लिए 'madrasa' के साथ 'at' या 'in' आता है।
- Her grandfather studied at a madrasa in Lucknow.
- He teaches Urdu in a madrasa.
a madrasa education / madrasa board
Madrasa can be used before a noun to describe the type of school, teacher or board.
'Madrasa' को noun से पहले रखकर विद्यालय, शिक्षक या बोर्ड का प्रकार बताया जा सकता है।
- The state has a separate madrasa board.
- A madrasa teacher guided the boys in Arabic.
madrasa in the sense of a school (any subject)
In Arabic madrasa simply means a school; in India it normally means a school with religious teaching.
अरबी में 'madrasa' का अर्थ केवल विद्यालय है; भारत में इसका सामान्य अर्थ धार्मिक शिक्षा देने वाला विद्यालय है।
- The Mughal prince studied at a madrasa in the fort.
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adjective + madrasa
oldlocalresidentialtraditionalregisteredmodern
- A registered madrasa receives support from the state.
verb + madrasa
attendrunfoundjoinmodernise
- The trust founded a madrasa for poor children.
madrasa + noun
studentteacherboardeducationcurriculumbuilding
- The madrasa curriculum includes Urdu, Arabic and science.
subjects in a madrasa
the QuranArabicUrduIslamic lawmathematics
- Students learn Arabic and mathematics in the same madrasa.
madrasa + of + place
madrasa of Deobandmadrasa of the citymadrasa of the village
- He graduated from a famous madrasa of the city.
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- The government gave computers to the madrasa in the district.
सरकार ने ज़िले के मदरसे को कंप्यूटर दिए।
- Many scholars began their early learning in a small madrasa.
अनेक विद्वानों ने अपनी आरंभिक शिक्षा किसी छोटे मदरसे में शुरू की।
- The madrasa library holds rare books in Persian and Urdu.
मदरसे के पुस्तकालय में फ़ारसी और उर्दू की दुर्लभ पुस्तकें हैं।
- After the madrasa, Imran joined a college to study law.
मदरसे के बाद इमरान ने कानून पढ़ने के लिए कॉलेज में प्रवेश लिया।
- The old madrasa in Delhi attracts visitors interested in history.
दिल्ली का पुराना मदरसा इतिहास में रुचि रखने वाले पर्यटकों को आकर्षित करता है।
- The district officer visited a madrasa to check the midday meal scheme.
ज़िला अधिकारी ने मध्याह्न भोजन योजना की जाँच करने के लिए एक मदरसे का दौरा किया।
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✗ He has studied in the madrasa since two years.
✓ He has studied in the madrasa for two years.
Use for with a period of time and since with a starting point.
अवधि के साथ 'for' और प्रारंभ-बिंदु के साथ 'since' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ He studies in the madrasa since 2015.
✓ He has studied in the madrasa since 2015.
Since with a starting point needs the present perfect, not the simple present.
प्रारंभिक समय के साथ 'since' आने पर present perfect आता है, simple present नहीं।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Arabic madrasa, meaning 'a place of study'.
यह शब्द Arabic के madrasa ('अध्ययन का स्थान') से आया है।