جريء
See also: جزيء
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ج ر ء (j-r-ʾ).
Adjective
جَرِيء • (jarīʾ) (feminine جَرِيئَة (jarīʾa), masculine plural جَرِيئُون (jarīʾūn) or أَجْرِيَاء (ʾajriyāʾ) or أَجْرِئَاء (ʾajriʾāʾ), feminine plural جَرِيئَات (jarīʾāt), elative أَجْرَأ (ʾajraʾ))
- bold, daring, brave, courageous
Declension
Declension of adjective جَرِيء (jarīʾ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | جَرِيء jarīʾ | الْجَرِيء al-jarīʾ | جَرِيئَة jarīʾa | الْجَرِيئَة al-jarīʾa |
| Nominative | جَرِيءٌ jarīʾun | الْجَرِيءُ al-jarīʾu | جَرِيئَةٌ jarīʾatun | الْجَرِيئَةُ al-jarīʾatu |
| Accusative | جَرِيئًا jarīʾan | الْجَرِيءَ al-jarīʾa | جَرِيئَةً jarīʾatan | الْجَرِيئَةَ al-jarīʾata |
| Genitive | جَرِيءٍ jarīʾin | الْجَرِيءِ al-jarīʾi | جَرِيئَةٍ jarīʾatin | الْجَرِيئَةِ al-jarīʾati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | جَرِيئَيْن jarīʾayn | الْجَرِيئَيْن al-jarīʾayn | جَرِيئَتَيْن jarīʾatayn | الْجَرِيئَتَيْن al-jarīʾatayn |
| Nominative | جَرِيئَانِ jarīʾāni | الْجَرِيئَانِ al-jarīʾāni | جَرِيئَتَانِ jarīʾatāni | الْجَرِيئَتَانِ al-jarīʾatāni |
| Accusative | جَرِيئَيْنِ jarīʾayni | الْجَرِيئَيْنِ al-jarīʾayni | جَرِيئَتَيْنِ jarīʾatayni | الْجَرِيئَتَيْنِ al-jarīʾatayni |
| Genitive | جَرِيئَيْنِ jarīʾayni | الْجَرِيئَيْنِ al-jarīʾayni | جَرِيئَتَيْنِ jarīʾatayni | الْجَرِيئَتَيْنِ al-jarīʾatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | جَرِيئِين; أَجْرِيَاء; أَجْرِئَاء jarīʾīn; ʾajriyāʾ; ʾajriʾāʾ | الْجَرِيئِين; الْأَجْرِيَاء; الْأَجْرِئَاء al-jarīʾīn; al-ʾajriyāʾ; al-ʾajriʾāʾ | جَرِيئَات jarīʾāt | الْجَرِيئَات al-jarīʾāt |
| Nominative | جَرِيئُونَ/جَرِيؤُونَ; أَجْرِيَاءُ; أَجْرِئَاءُ jarīʾūna; ʾajriyāʾu; ʾajriʾāʾu | الْجَرِيئُونَ/الْجَرِيؤُونَ; الْأَجْرِيَاءُ; الْأَجْرِئَاءُ al-jarīʾūna; al-ʾajriyāʾu; al-ʾajriʾāʾu | جَرِيئَاتٌ jarīʾātun | الْجَرِيئَاتُ al-jarīʾātu |
| Accusative | جَرِيئِينَ; أَجْرِيَاءَ; أَجْرِئَاءَ jarīʾīna; ʾajriyāʾa; ʾajriʾāʾa | الْجَرِيئِينَ; الْأَجْرِيَاءَ; الْأَجْرِئَاءَ al-jarīʾīna; al-ʾajriyāʾa; al-ʾajriʾāʾa | جَرِيئَاتٍ jarīʾātin | الْجَرِيئَاتِ al-jarīʾāti |
| Genitive | جَرِيئِينَ; أَجْرِيَاءَ; أَجْرِئَاءَ jarīʾīna; ʾajriyāʾa; ʾajriʾāʾa | الْجَرِيئِينَ; الْأَجْرِيَاءِ; الْأَجْرِئَاءِ al-jarīʾīna; al-ʾajriyāʾi; al-ʾajriʾāʾi | جَرِيئَاتٍ jarīʾātin | الْجَرِيئَاتِ al-jarīʾāti |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “جريء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate