daraja

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic دَرَجَة (daraja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dá.rá.(d)ʒàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [də́.rə́.d͡ʒàː]

Noun

dar̃ajā̀ f (plural dar̃ajōjī, possessed form dar̃ajàr̃)

  1. worth, value
  2. rank, class

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic دَرَجَة (daraja, “step”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

daraja class V (plural madaraja class VI)

  1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
  2. rank, class
    daraja la kwanza
    first class

Descendants

  • → Kikuyu: ndaraca

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 100 Nr. 893

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَرَجَة (daraja, “step, degree, level”). Compare Uyghur دەرىجە (derije) and Turkish derece.

Noun

daraja (plural darajalar)

  1. degree, level

Derived terms

  • darajali
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