How to say "degree, rank, level" in Arabic
CognateMeaningdegree, rank, level
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
دَرَجَة
darajaדרג'ה
درجة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
דרגה
dargaدَارْگَا
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
د-ر-جHebrew root
ד-ר-גAbout as close as cognates get: Hebrew דרגה and Arabic daraja are the same word, root ד-ר-ג/د-ر-ج, 'to proceed step by step' (compare Hebrew מדרגה, 'stair', and Arabic دَرَج, 'stairs'). Both languages use it for rank, level, and degree — an academic degree is simply a rung on the ladder.
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In a phrase
دَرَجَة عِلْمِيَّة
daraja ʿilmiyyaדרג'ה עלמיהan academic degree/rank
Plural
دَرَجَات
darajātדרג'אתsound feminine plural -āt.