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Teardrop  +  302200 Sat, 09 Dec 06 04:53 PM

What's the word that describes the one who helps the weak, helps the neighbours, and who is brave and kind? Is there one word for all of that?

Thanks in advance 

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Marius Hancu, 2 yr 353 days ago
generous, kind
(but they don't quite cover "brave")
Teardrop  +  302216 Sat, 09 Dec 06 05:25 PM

Thanks for your try. I want a word that covers all of them. There is such a word in Arabic "Moro'a" and I'm looking at its exact translation if therte is.

Thanks a lot

Allenxu  +  302254 Sat, 09 Dec 06 07:55 PM

If we can't find a word to cover both brave and accommodating,should we sum them up to be brave-accommodating?

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Marius Hancu  +  302275 Sat, 09 Dec 06 09:01 PM
The translation of "Moro'a" here by these Arabic-English specialists is different:
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"Moro'a" (virility)

http://arabic.haifa.ac.il/English/karmil.htm
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Virile is somewhat related to brave, but not that much to kind.

Philip  +  302276 Sat, 09 Dec 06 09:02 PM
 Teardrop wrote:

What's the word that describes the one who helps the weak, helps the neighbours, and who is brave and kind? Is there one word for all of that?

Thanks in advance 

The first word that came to my mind is 'altruistic' (not sure the bravery fits, but it could).
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Marius Hancu  +  302277 Sat, 09 Dec 06 09:05 PM
 Philip wrote:
 Teardrop wrote:

What's the word that describes the one who helps the weak, helps the neighbours, and who is brave and kind? Is there one word for all of that?

Thanks in advance 

The first word that came to my mind is 'altruistic' (not sure the bravery fits, but it could).

that's
unselfish, generous
not something to do with bravery
Teardrop  +  302280 Sat, 09 Dec 06 09:09 PM

Hello all,

Marius, the link that you added doesn't work.

I know that there are different interpretations for "moro'a", but I'm asking about the one that means being king and brave at the sametime.

Marius Hancu, 2 yr 353 days ago
The link certainly works for me here.
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