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جَرُؤ
to dare /d͡ʒaˈru.ʔa/
verbB1#1985 most common
Also: to be bold, to venture, to have the audacity
Example sentences
هَلْ تَجْرُؤُ؟
Do you dare?
لَمْ أَجْرُؤْ عَلَى السُّؤَالِ.
I did not dare to ask.
لَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ عَلَى الِاعْتِرَاضِ.
No one dared to object.
جَرُؤَتْ عَلَى قَوْلِ الْحَقِيقَةِ أَمَامَ الْجَمِيعِ.
She dared to tell the truth in front of everyone.
لَوْ جَرُؤْتَ عَلَى الْمُحَاوَلَةِ لَنَجَحْتَ.
Had you dared to try, you would have succeeded.
قَلَّمَا يَجْرُؤُ الْمَرْءُ عَلَى مُوَاجَهَةِ أَخْطَائِهِ بِهَذِهِ الصَّرَاحَةِ.
Rarely does a person dare to face his mistakes with such frankness.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَجْرُؤُ | جَرُؤْتُ | سَأَجْرُؤُ |
| 2sg | تَجْرُؤُ | جَرُؤْتَ | سَتَجْرُؤُ |
| 3sg | يَجْرُؤُ | جَرُؤَ | سَيَجْرُؤُ |
| 1pl | نَجْرُؤُ | جَرُؤْنَا | سَنَجْرُؤُ |
| 2pl | تَجْرُؤُونَ | جَرُؤْتُمْ | سَتَجْرُؤُونَ |
| 3pl | يَجْرُؤُونَ | جَرُؤُوا | سَيَجْرُؤُونَ |
Word family
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triliteral root ج-ر-ء (j-r-ʾ), which carries the sense of boldness and daring. It follows the Form I pattern فَعُلَ, used for verbs that describe an inherent quality or state. From the same root come the noun جُرْأَة (boldness) and the adjective جَرِيء (bold).
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