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شُجاع
brave /ʃuˈdʒaːʕ/
adjectiveB2#3572 most common
Also: courageous, valiant, bold
Example sentences
هو شجاع.
He is brave.
أخي شجاع جداً ولا يخاف من شيء.
My brother is very brave and afraid of nothing.
الجندي الشجاع دافع عن بلده بكل قوة.
The brave soldier defended his country with all his strength.
كوني شجاعة وواجهي مخاوفك مهما كانت صعبة.
Be brave and face your fears, however hard they are.
يحتاج القائد الناجح إلى أن يكون شجاعاً عند اتخاذ القرارات المصيرية.
A successful leader needs to be brave when making decisive choices.
لم يكن شجاعاً بما فيه الكفاية ليعترف بخطئه أمام الجميع، رغم علمه أن الصمت سيزيد الأمر سوءاً.
He was not brave enough to admit his mistake in front of everyone, even though he knew silence would only make things worse.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شُجاعٌ | شُجعانٌ |
| Genitive | شُجاعٍ | شُجعانٍ |
| Accusative | شُجاعاً | شُجعاناً |
| Vocative | يا شُجاعُ | يا شُجعانُ |
Word family
شجاعةcourage, bravery
شجّعto encourage
تشجيعencouragement
مشجّعfan, supporter (of a team)
شجعانbrave (plural)
Etymology
Shujā' comes from the Semitic root sh-j-ʕ, which carries the sense of boldness and readiness to face danger. The word follows the fu‘āl pattern, a common Arabic template for adjectives that describe an inherent trait or quality. This root produced a whole family of Arabic words tied to courage and encouragement. There is no established Indo-European link, so no PIE root applies here.
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