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How to say "middle school, junior high" in Arabic

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Meaningmiddle school, junior high

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

مَدْرَسَة إِعْدَادِيَّة

madrasa iʿdādiyyaמדרסה אעדאדיה

مدرسة إعدادية

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

חטיבת ביניים

khativat beinayimخَاتِيڤَات بِينَايِم

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Arabic root

ع-د-د

'The preparatory school', from iʿdād, 'preparation' for high school. Hebrew calls it 'the in-between division'; ביניים is related to Arabic bayn, 'between'.

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أَنَا فِي الْإِعْدَادِيَّة
anā fī l-iʿdādiyyaאנא פי אל-אעדאדיה

I'm in middle school.

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