شجاع

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ج ع‎ (š-j-ʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃu.d͡ʒaːʕ/

Adjective

شُجَاع • (šujāʕ), feminine شُجَاعَة‎ (šujāʕa), masculine plural شَجَعَة‎ (šajaʕa) or شُجْعَان‎ (šujʕān), feminine plural شُجَاعَات‎ (šujāʕāt), elative أَشْجَع‎ (ʔašjaʕ)

  1. brave, courageous, plucky, bold
    Synonyms: شَجِيع‎ (šajīʕ), بَطَل‎ (baṭal), مِلحَس‎
    Antonym: جَبَان‎ (jabān)

Declension

Descendants

  • → Swahili: shujaa

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “شجاع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic شُجَاع‎ (šujāʕ).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʃud͡ʒɔʔ/

Adjective

Dari شجاع
Iranian Persian
Tajik шуҷоъ (šujoʾ)

شجاع • (šojâ'), comparative شجاع‌تَر‎ (šojâ'-tar), superlative شجاع‌تَرین‎ (šojâ'-tarin)

  1. brave
  2. courageous

Synonyms

  • باجرأت‎ (bâ-jor'at)
  • دلیر‎ (dalir)
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