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)

1. Related to walking.
2. 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^[1], 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