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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