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”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

daraja (ma class, plural madaraja)

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

Descendants
  • Kikuyu: ndaraca

Uzbek

Etymology

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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