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جرء

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of boldness, audacity, and impetuousness. It extends to describing courageous or reckless actions, and also has specific, less common meanings related to animal traps and anatomical parts.

Derived headwords

الجُرْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    boldnessboth

    Courage or audacity, characterized by acting without careful consideration or hesitation.

  2. 2.
    doseclassical

    A quantity of liquid taken at one time, similar to a sip or gulp.

الجُرْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    boldnessboth

    Courage or audacity, characterized by acting without careful consideration or hesitation.

الجَرَاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    boldnessclassical

    The quality of being bold or audacious; courage.

الجَرائيةnoun
  1. 1.
    boldnessclassical

    A variant form of 'boldness' or 'audacity', with a final 'ya' sound replacing the hamza.

جرؤverb
  1. 1.
    to be boldboth

    To act with courage or audacity, often without hesitation.

جَرِيءadjective
  1. 1.
    boldboth

    Characterized by boldness and a willingness to take risks or act impetuously.

  2. 2.
    forwardboth

    Someone who is bold and takes the lead in action.

أَجْرِياءnoun
  1. 1.
    bold onesclassical

    Plural of 'جريء', referring to bold or audacious people.

جُرَآءnoun
  1. 1.
    bold onesclassical

    A plural form of 'جريء', used to describe people who are bold or overbearing.

جرّأهverb
  1. 1.
    to emboldenboth

    To make someone bold or courageous; to incite them to act.

اجترأverb
  1. 1.
    to dareboth

    To have the audacity or courage to do something, especially something risky or forbidden.

الجَرِيءnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion, likely due to its perceived boldness and ferocity.

المُجْتَرِئnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    Another term for a lion, emphasizing its daring or bold nature.

الجَرِيئةnoun
  1. 1.
    trap houseclassical

    A structure built of stones with a heavy stone door, used for trapping wild animals like lions.

  2. 2.
    gulletclassical

    The throat or gullet, particularly of a bird.

  3. 3.
    cropclassical

    The crop or gizzard of a bird.

الجَرِيئةnoun
  1. 1.
    gulletclassical

    The throat or gullet, particularly of a bird.

الجِرْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cropclassical

    The crop or gizzard of a bird.

Parallel reading

الجُرْأَةُ الإقدام على الشيء من غير روية ولا توقف.
Boldness is rushing into something without deliberation or pause.
الجُرْأَةُ: الإقدام على الشيء والهجوم عليه.
Boldness is rushing into something and attacking it.
وقد جَرُؤَ كَرُمَ فهو جَرِيءٌ.
And he was bold, like generous, so he is bold.
ورجلٌ جَرِيءٌ المُقَدَّمِ أي جريءٌ عند الإقدام.
And a man is bold in his advance, meaning bold when it comes to taking action.
ورجلٌ جَرِيءٌ من قومٍ أَجْرِياءَ.
And a bold man from a group of bold people.
وقومه جُرَآءُ عليه أي متسلطين عليه.
And his people are bold upon him, meaning dominant over him.
جرّأتهُ عليهِ تَجْرِيئاً فاجترأ.
You emboldened him against him, and he dared.
لكنه اجترأ وجبنا.
But he dared, and we were cowardly.
والجَرِيءُ والمُجْتَرِئُ: الأسدُ.
And the bold one and the daring one: the lion.
والجَرِيئةُ كالخَطِيئةِ: بيتٌ يُبنى من الحجارة ويُجعل على بابه حجرٌ يكون أعلى الباب يُصادُ فيه السباع.
And the trap-house, like 'khati'a', is a house built of stones, and a stone is placed at its door, above the door, in which wild animals are hunted.
والجَرِيئةُ بالمد والهمز كالسكينة.
And the gullet, with a long 'ya' and hamza, is like 'sakinah'.
وهي القانصة والحلقومُ، كالجريةِ وهي الحوصلةُ.
It is the gizzard and the throat, like the 'jaryah', which is the crop.
هي القريةُ، والجريةُ، والنوطةُ، لحوصلةِ الطائرِ.
It is the crop, and the 'jaryah', and the 'nawṭah', for the crop of a bird.