Mudarris
/muːˈdærɪs/noun
A teacher or instructor, especially one who teaches in an Islamic religious school.
Did you know?Mudarris comes from the Arabic root D-R-S, which also produced madrasa; historically, a madrasa was broadly a place of study, not automatically a synonym for extremism.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*drs
“To study, learn, or investigate; the reconstructed ancestor of the Arabic teaching-and-study root.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
darasa (دَرَسَ)
“He studied or learned; literally associated with repeated study and disciplined examination.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
dars (دَرْس)
“A lesson or act of study.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
darrasa (دَرَّسَ)
“He taught or caused someone to study; the intensive form of the root.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
mudarris (مُدَرِّس)
“A teacher or instructor, formed as the active participle of darrasa.”
19th–20th Century
English
mudarris
“An English loanword for a teacher, particularly an instructor in an Islamic educational setting.”