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أَجْبَن
the most cowardly one /ˈʔadʒ.ban/
nounB2#4414 most common
Also: biggest coward, more cowardly, too cowardly (to)
Example sentences
هو أَجْبَن رجل.
He is the most cowardly man.
لا تكن أَجْبَن من أخيك.
Don't be more cowardly than your brother.
كان أَجْبَن الجنود في المعركة.
He was the most cowardly of the soldiers in the battle.
لم أرَ في حياتي رجلاً أَجْبَن منه.
I have never in my life seen a man more cowardly than him.
اتُّهِمَ القائدُ بأنه أَجْبَن من أن يواجه العدو.
The commander was accused of being too cowardly to face the enemy.
يُقالُ إنَّ أَجْبَنَ الناسِ هو مَن يخاف الاعتراف بخطئه.
It is said that the most cowardly of people is the one who fears admitting his own mistake.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَجْبَنُ | أَجْبَنُونَ |
| Genitive | أَجْبَنَ | أَجْبَنِينَ |
| Accusative | أَجْبَنَ | أَجْبَنِينَ |
| Vocative | يا أَجْبَنُ | يا أَجْبَنُونَ |
Word family
Etymology
أَجْبَن is built on the triliteral Semitic root ج-ب-ن (j-b-n), which carries the core sense of fear and timidity. It takes the أفعل (afʿal) elative template, the standard Arabic pattern for forming comparatives and superlatives from adjectival roots. The same root gives Arabic its everyday words for coward and cowardice.
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