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كاذِب
lying /ˈkaː.ðib/
adjectiveB1#1450 most common
Also: false, untruthful, liar
Example sentences
أنتَ كاذِب.
You are a liar.
هذا الرجل كاذِب.
This man is a liar.
لا تُصدِّقهُ، فهو كاذِب.
Do not believe him; he is a liar.
كانت شهادتهُ كاذِبة أمام المحكمة.
His testimony was false before the court.
الأنباء الكاذِبة تنتشر بسرعة على الإنترنت.
False news spreads quickly on the internet.
من يُطلق الوعود الكاذِبة يفقد ثقة الناس بمرور الوقت.
Whoever makes false promises loses people's trust over time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كاذِبٌ | كاذِبونَ |
| Genitive | كاذِبٍ | كاذِبينَ |
| Accusative | كاذِباً | كاذِبينَ |
| Vocative | يا كاذِبُ | يا كاذِبونَ |
Word family
كَذَبَ (kaḏaba)to lie, tell a lie
كَذِب (kaḏib)a lie, falsehood
كَذّاب (kaḏḏāb)habitual liar
تَكْذيب (takḏīb)denial, refutation, calling something a lie
كاذِبة (kāḏiba)lying, false (feminine)
Etymology
كاذِب is the active participle of the verb كَذَبَ, to lie. It comes from the Semitic root ك-ذ-ب, which carries the sense of falsehood. The pattern فاعِل turns the root into the one who performs the action, so the word names a person who lies or a thing that is false.
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