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How to say "elementary school, primary school" in Arabic

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Meaningelementary school, primary school

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

مَدْرَسَة اِبْتِدَائِيَّة

madrasa ibtidāʾiyyaמדרסה אבתדאאיה

مدرسة ابتدائية

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

בית ספר יסודי

beit sefer yesodiبِيت سِفِر يِسُودِي

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Arabic root

ب-د-أ

'The beginning school', from ibtidāʾ, 'beginning'. Hebrew יסודי is 'foundational', from יסוד.

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In a phrase

الصَّفّ الْأَوَّل اِبْتِدَائِي
aṣ-ṣaff al-awwal ibtidāʾīא-צף אל-אול אבתדאאי

first grade (of elementary school)

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