شجاع
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ش ج ع (š-j-ʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃu.d͡ʒaːʕ/
Adjective
شُجَاع • (šujāʿ) (feminine شُجَاعَة (šujāʿa), masculine plural شَجَعَة (šajaʿa) or شُجْعَان (šujʿān), feminine plural شُجَاعَات (šujāʿāt), elative أَشْجَع (ʾašjaʿ))
- brave, courageous, plucky, bold
- Synonyms: شَجِيع (šajīʿ), بَطَل (baṭal), مِلحَس
- Antonym: جَبَان (jabān)
Declension
Declension of adjective شُجَاع (šujāʿ)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | شُجَاع šujāʿ | الشُّجَاع aš-šujāʿ | شُجَاعَة šujāʿa | الشُّجَاعَة aš-šujāʿa |
Nominative | شُجَاعٌ šujāʿun | الشُّجَاعُ aš-šujāʿu | شُجَاعَةٌ šujāʿatun | الشُّجَاعَةُ aš-šujāʿatu |
Accusative | شُجَاعًا šujāʿan | الشُّجَاعَ aš-šujāʿa | شُجَاعَةً šujāʿatan | الشُّجَاعَةَ aš-šujāʿata |
Genitive | شُجَاعٍ šujāʿin | الشُّجَاعِ aš-šujāʿi | شُجَاعَةٍ šujāʿatin | الشُّجَاعَةِ aš-šujāʿati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | شُجَاعَيْن šujāʿayn | الشُّجَاعَيْن aš-šujāʿayn | شُجَاعَتَيْن šujāʿatayn | الشُّجَاعَتَيْن aš-šujāʿatayn |
Nominative | شُجَاعَانِ šujāʿāni | الشُّجَاعَانِ aš-šujāʿāni | شُجَاعَتَانِ šujāʿatāni | الشُّجَاعَتَانِ aš-šujāʿatāni |
Accusative | شُجَاعَيْنِ šujāʿayni | الشُّجَاعَيْنِ aš-šujāʿayni | شُجَاعَتَيْنِ šujāʿatayni | الشُّجَاعَتَيْنِ aš-šujāʿatayni |
Genitive | شُجَاعَيْنِ šujāʿayni | الشُّجَاعَيْنِ aš-šujāʿayni | شُجَاعَتَيْنِ šujāʿatayni | الشُّجَاعَتَيْنِ aš-šujāʿatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | شَجَعَة; شُجْعَان šajaʿa; šujʿān | الشَّجَعَة; الشُّجْعَان aš-šajaʿa; aš-šujʿān | شُجَاعَات šujāʿāt | الشُّجَاعَات aš-šujāʿāt |
Nominative | شَجَعَةٌ; شُجْعَانٌ šajaʿatun; šujʿānun | الشَّجَعَةُ; الشُّجْعَانُ aš-šajaʿatu; aš-šujʿānu | شُجَاعَاتٌ šujāʿātun | الشُّجَاعَاتُ aš-šujāʿātu |
Accusative | شَجَعَةً; شُجْعَانًا šajaʿatan; šujʿānan | الشَّجَعَةَ; الشُّجْعَانَ aš-šajaʿata; aš-šujʿāna | شُجَاعَاتٍ šujāʿātin | الشُّجَاعَاتِ aš-šujāʿāti |
Genitive | شَجَعَةٍ; شُجْعَانٍ šajaʿatin; šujʿānin | الشَّجَعَةِ; الشُّجْعَانِ aš-šajaʿati; aš-šujʿāni | شُجَاعَاتٍ šujāʿātin | الشُّجَاعَاتِ aš-šujāʿāti |
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 (šujāʿ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃud͡ʒɑːʔ/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ʃʊd͡ʒɑːʔ/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ʃod͡ʒɒːʔ/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʃud͡ʒɔʔ/
Adjective
Dari | شجاع |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | шуҷоъ (šujoʾ) |
شجاع • (šojâ') (comparative شجاعتَر (šojâ'-tar), superlative شجاعتَرین (šojâ'-tarin))
- brave
- courageous
Synonyms
- باجرأت (bâ-jor'at)
- دلیر (dalir)
Related terms
- شجاعت (šojâ'at, šajâ'at)