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دَرَج
stairs /ˈda.radʒ/
nounB1#2730 most common
Also: staircase, steps
Example sentences
صَعَدَ الوَلَدُ الدَرَجَ.
The boy climbed the stairs.
الدَرَجُ في بَيْتِنا طَويلٌ.
The stairs in our house are long.
نَزَلَتْ مِنَ الدَرَجِ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
She went down the stairs quickly.
احْذَرْ مِنَ الِانْزِلاقِ عَلَى الدَرَجِ المُبَلَّلِ.
Be careful not to slip on the wet stairs.
يُؤَدّي هَذا الدَرَجُ إِلَى سَطْحِ المَبْنى.
These stairs lead to the roof of the building.
تَآكَلَتْ حِجارَةُ الدَرَجِ القَديمِ بِفِعْلِ مُرورِ السِّنينَ.
The stones of the old staircase have worn away over the years.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | الدَّرَجُ | الأَدْراجُ |
| Genitive | الدَّرَجِ | الأَدْراجِ |
| Accusative | الدَّرَجَ | الأَدْراجَ |
| Vocative | يا دَرَجُ | يا أَدْراجُ |
Word family
دَرَجَةstep, degree, gradeدَرّاجَةbicycle
مُتَدَرِّجgradual, graduated
مِدْرَجrunway, ramp
تَدْريجِيّgradual, step by step
Etymology
The noun comes from the Arabic root d-r-j, which carries the sense of moving forward step by step or in stages. The same root gives دَرَجَة (a single step or degree) and the verb دَرَجَ (to proceed gradually). دَرَج itself names the whole run of steps taken together, not one step alone.
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