ד־ר־ג
Hebrew
Etymology
Compare Arabic د ر ج (d-r-j), Classical Syriac ܕ-ܪ-ܓ (d-r-ɡ).
The second sense is a semantic extension of the first, denominated from מַדְרֵגָה (madregá, “step”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Root
ד־ר־ג • (d-r-g)
- Related to walking.
- Related to steps, grades, ranks.
Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root ד־ר־ג (0 c, 5 e)
See also
- ד־ר־ך (d-r-k)
- ד־ל־ג (d-l-g) (possibly)
Further reading
- “ד־ר־ג” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- “ד־ר־ג”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
- Klein, Ernest (1987), “דרג”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 131
- A. Murtonen (1989), “DRG”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 153