شجيع

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ش ج ع (š-j-ʕ)

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

شَجِيع (šajīʕ) (feminine شَجِيعَة (šajīʕa), common plural شِجَاع (šijāʕ), masculine plural شُجَعَاء (šujaʕāʔ), feminine plural شَجِيعَات (šajīʕāt) or شَجَائِع (šajāʔiʕ), elative أَشْجَع (ʔašjaʕ))

  1. brave, courageous, plucky, bold
    Synonym: شُجَاع (šujāʕ)
    Antonym: جَبَان (jabān)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شجيع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN