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courage in Persian

شهامت šahâmat

UK/ˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

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Northern England/ˈkʊɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

courage in Persian: شهامت (šahâmat), جرات (jorât), جسارت (jasârat), شجاعت (šajâ'at). In English, courage means the quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.

Persian words for courage

quality of a confident character
شهامت šahâmat, جرات jorât, جسارت jasârat, شجاعت šajâ'at
ability to do frightening things
جرأت jor'at, شهامت šahâmat

English meaning of courage

  1. noun The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
  2. noun The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.
  3. noun The ability to maintain one's will or intent despite either the experience of fear, frailty, or frustration; or the occurrence of adversity, difficulty, defeat or reversal; moral fortitude.
  4. verb To encourage.

Full definition of courage

courage in a sentence

  • It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.
  • He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.

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Questions about courage in Persian

What is the meaning of courage in Persian?
Courage in Persian is شهامت (šahâmat), جرات (jorât), جسارت (jasârat), شجاعت (šajâ'at).
معنی courage چیست؟
Courage: شهامت (šahâmat), جرات (jorât), جسارت (jasârat), شجاعت (šajâ'at).
What does courage mean in English?
Courage means the quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.

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