جرء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of boldness, courage, and daring. It describes someone who is brave, venturesome, and willing to take risks, often in the face of danger or opposition.

Derived headwords

الجُرْأَةnoun

1.
like a gulpboth
like a gulp

الجُرْأَةnoun

1.
like a gulpboth
like a gulp

الجَرِيءadjective

1.
the courageous oneboth
the courageous one

جرؤverb

1.
from the category of 'zarufa'both
from the category of 'zarufa'

جَرَاءَةnoun

1.
boldnessboth
The state or quality of being bold or daring; courage.

اجترأverb

1.
so he daredboth
so he dared

Parallel reading

الجرأة مثال الجرعة

Boldness is like a dose.

الشجاعة

Courage.

وقد يترك همزه، فيقال: الجرة مثال الكرة

And its hamza may be omitted, so it is said: Al-jarrah, like Al-kurrah.

كما قالوا للمرأة: مرة

Just as they said for 'woman': marrah.

والجرئ: المقدام

And Al-jarī': the one who ventures forward.

تقول منه: جرؤ الرجل جراءة، بالمد

You say from it: The man became bold with boldness, with elongation.

وهو جرئ المقدم

And he is bold in the advance.

أي: جرئ عند الاقدام

Meaning: bold when venturing forward.

وتقول: جرأتك على فلان

And you say: I emboldened you against so-and-so.

حتى اجترأت عليه

Until you dared against him.