encourage, promote, support

, aor. , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. شَجَاعَةٌ, (S, Msb,) He (a man, S) was, or became, courageous, brave, valiant, bold, daring, or stronghearted (S, Msb, K) on the occasion of war, or fight, (S, K,) making light of wars, by reason of his boldness. (Msb.) AZ says that سَجَاعَةٌ sometimes denotes a comparative quality in relation to him who is weaker than the person to whom it is ascribed. (Msb.) -A2- شَجَعَهُ, aor. , [which in this case is contr. to the general rule, notwithstanding the guttural letter, for by rule it should be ,] He overcame him, or surpassed him, in شَجَاعَة [or courage, &c.]. (K.) [See 3.] -A3- شَجِعَ, aor. , (Msb,) inf. n. شَجَعٌ, (IDrd, Msb, K,) He was, or became, tall. (IDrd, Msb, K.)

, (S, K,) inf. n. تَشْجِيعٌ, (K,) He encouraged him; or strengthened his heart; (S, K;) and emboldened him: (K:) or he said to him, Thou art شُجَاع [or courageous, &c.]. (Sb, S, K.)

[I strove to overcome or surpass him, or contended with him for superiority, in شَجَاعَة (or courage, &c.), and] I overcame him, or surpassed him, therein. (TA.)

[How courageous, brave, valiant, bold, daring, or strong-hearted, is he, on the occasion of war, or fight!]. (TA in art بسل.)

He affected (تَكَلَّفَ) courage, bravery, valour, boldness, daringness, or strength of heart on the occasion of war, or fight; (S, K;) [he encouraged himself; made himself, or constrained himself to be, courageous:] and he feigned, or pretended to have, courage, &c., on the occasion of war, or fight, not having it in him. (TA.)

Penetrating energy; boldness. (As.) ― -b2- Quickness of the shifting of the legs, in camels, (S, K,) or, accord. to IB, in horses. (TA.)

; fem. with ة: see شُجَاعٌ, in three places. ― -b2- شَجِعُ القَوَايأِمِ Quick in the shifting of the legs, applied to a he-camel; and so شَجِعَةٌ and ↓ شَجْعَآءُ, applied to a she-camel. (S, K.) And قَوَايأِمُ شَجِعَاتٌ Quick, and light, active, or nimble, legs. (TA.) ― -b3- Mad, applied to a camel. (Ibn-'Abbád, K.)

: see شُجَاعٌ.

: see شُجَاعٌ: -A2- see also شُجْعَةٌ: ― -b2- also Tall, and uncompact in frame: ― -b3- and crippled by disease; or having a protracted disease: [whence] it is said in a prov., أَعْمَى يَقُودُ شَجْعَةً [A blind man leading one crippled by disease, or having a protracted disease: but in Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 119, the last word is written شَجَعَة, and said to be pl. of ↓ شَاجِعٌ, and to signify, app., suffering paralysis]. (TA.)

: see شُجَاعٌ. -A2- Also Cowardly, weak, (Ibn-'Abbád,) lacking strength or power or ability, lean, or emaciated, and small in body, having no heart; (Ibn-'Abbád, K;) as also ↓ شَجْعَةٌ: (Lh, K:) the former seems to have the meaning of a pass. part. n., [i. e. of مَشْجُوعٌ, q. v.,] like سُخْرَةٌ and other words. (Ibn-'Abbád.)

: see شُجَاعٌ.

[or شِجَعَآءُ or شَجْعَآءُ]: see شُجَاعٌ.