English → Arabic
brave in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- shujāʿ
- Arabizi
shuja3- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ش ج ع
How to use it
"brave" translates to شَجَاع and describes someone who shows courage. It is used as an adjective and agrees in gender with the noun it describes. The feminine form is شَجاعَة.
Example sentences
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هُوَ رَجُلٌ شَجَاعٌ.
huwa rajulun shujāʿun.
He is a brave man.
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تَصَرُّفُهُ شَجَاعٌ جِدًّا.
taṣarrufuhu shujāʿun jiddan.
His behavior is very brave.
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نَحْنُ نَحْتاجُ إِلَى قَلْبٍ شَجَاعٍ.
naḥnu naḥtāju ilā qalbin shujāʿin.
We need a brave heart.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
He was brave.
كان شجاعاً.
Sami felt brave.
شعر سامي بالشّجاعة.
Brave New Cells?
خلايا جديدة شُجاعة؟
How brave you are!
يا لشجاعتك!
You are very brave.
أنت شجاع جداً.
Brave New Financial World
عالم مالي جديد شجاع
Brave leadership is rare.
إن الزعامة التي تتسم بالشجاعة نادرة.
But he did not brave the ascent.
« فلا » فهلا « اقتحم العقبة » جاوزها.
The brave man over there saved my life.
لقد أنقذ ذاك الرجل الشجاع حياتي.
It was a brave effort that came too soon.
لقد كان في الواقع جهداً شجاعاً ولكنه جاء قبل أوانه.
It is believed that he was a brave soldier.
يُعتقد أنه كان جنديا شجاعا.
Robinson is a practical, rational and brave man.
روبِنسون رجل عملي، وعقلاني، شجاع.
Questions and answers
Can "shujāʿ" be used for animals?
Yes, you can say حيوان شَجَاع (ḥayawān shujāʿ) for a brave animal.
What is the opposite of شَجَاع?
The opposite is جَسُور (jasūr) meaning cowardly.
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