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مُشَجِّع

encouraging /muˈʃad͡ʒːiʕ/

adjectiveB2#3584 most common

Also: fan, supporter (used as a noun), promising, supportive

Example sentences

هو مُشَجِّع لفريقه.

He is a supporter of his team.

أنا مُشَجِّع كبير لكرة القدم.

I am a big fan of football.

كانت كلماته مُشَجِّعة لي في وقت الصعوبة.

His words were encouraging to me during a difficult time.

جاء آلاف المُشَجِّعين لمشاهدة المباراة.

Thousands of fans came to watch the match.

النتائج الأولية للدراسة مُشَجِّعة رغم الحاجة إلى مزيد من البحث.

The study's preliminary results are encouraging despite the need for more research.

على الرغم من الهزيمة، ظل المُشَجِّعون يهتفون بحماس لدعم لاعبيهم المفضلين.

Despite the defeat, the fans kept cheering enthusiastically to support their favorite players.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	مُشَجِّعٌ	مُشَجِّعُونَ
Genitive	مُشَجِّعٍ	مُشَجِّعِينَ
Accusative	مُشَجِّعاً	مُشَجِّعِينَ
Vocative	يَا مُشَجِّعُ	يَا مُشَجِّعُونَ

Word family

شَجَّعَto encourage

شَجَاعَةcourage, bravery

شُجَاعbrave, courageous

تَشْجِيعencouragement, cheering

مُشَجَّعencouraged (one who has been encouraged)

Etymology

The word comes from the triliteral Semitic root ش-ج-ع, tied to the idea of courage or bravery. The Form II verb شجّع (shajja'a) adds a causative sense: to make someone brave, to encourage. مُشَجِّع is the active participle of that verb, so it describes something or someone that instills courage, whether a cheering fan or an encouraging sign.

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