كذب

Root entry · 46 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of falsehood, lying, and deception. It extends to denying, disbelieving, and rejecting something, as well as the act of fabricating or attributing lies. It can also metaphorically refer to something being impossible or invalid.

Derived headwords

كَذَبَverb

1.
to lieboth
To utter falsehood or untruth.
2.
to disbelieveclassical
To reject or deny the truth of something, especially a message or prophecy.
3.
to be impossible/invalidclassical
To be untrue or invalid, often used in a conditional sense.

يَكْذِبُverb

1.
he liesboth
Present tense of the verb 'to lie'.

كَذِبًاnoun

1.
lyingboth
The act or state of lying; falsehood.

كَذْبَةٌnoun

1.
a lieboth
A single instance of falsehood.

كَذَّابٌadjective

1.
liarboth
One who habitually lies; a great liar.

كَذُوبٌadjective

1.
habitually lyingboth
One who is prone to lying.
2.
soulclassical
Referring to the soul, especially when it entertains false hopes.

كَذُوبَةٌnoun

1.
soulclassical
Referring to the soul, especially when it entertains false hopes.

كَذِبَانٌnoun

1.
lyingboth
The act of lying or falsehood.
2.
falsehoodboth
A state of being untrue or deceptive.

كَاذِبٌadjective

1.
lyingboth
One who is telling a lie.
2.
falseboth
Not true or real.

أَكْذَبَهُverb

1.
he found him lyingclassical
To discover someone to be a liar.
2.
he made him lieclassical
To cause someone to utter falsehood.
3.
he exposed his lieclassical
To reveal the falsehood of someone's statement.

الإِكْذَابُnoun

1.
making someone lieclassical
The act of causing someone to lie.
2.
being made to lieclassical
The state of being caused to lie.

مَكْذُوبٌadjective

1.
lied aboutboth
One who is the subject of a lie or falsehood.
2.
weakclassical
Describing a woman as weak or feeble.

مَكْذُوبَةٌnoun

1.
a lieboth
A falsehood or untruth.
2.
weak womanclassical
A woman characterized by weakness or feebleness.

مُكَذِّبٌadjective

1.
disbelievingboth
One who rejects or denies the truth.
2.
barren (animal)classical
Describing a female animal that fails to conceive after mating.

تَكْذِيبٌnoun

1.
denialboth
The act of denying or disproving.
2.
disprovingboth
The act of showing something to be false.
3.
hesitationclassical
Lack of courage or resolve; timidity.

تَكَذَّبَverb

1.
to pretend to lieclassical
To feign or affect lying.
2.
to claim someone is lyingclassical
To assert that another person is a liar.

كَذَّبَverb

1.
to make someone lieclassical
To cause someone to utter falsehood.
2.
to denyboth
To reject or refuse to acknowledge the truth of something.
3.
to refrainclassical
To hold back from an action or desire.
4.
to stopclassical
To cease or halt an action.

مُكَذِّبَةٌnoun

1.
denialclassical
An act of refutation or disproof.

كُذُبٌnoun

1.
lyingclassical
The act of falsehood.

كِذْبَىnoun

1.
falsehoodclassical
A state of untruth or deception.

مُكَذِّبَانٌnoun

1.
falsehoodclassical
A state of being untrue or deceptive.

مُكَذِّبَانَةٌnoun

1.
falsehoodclassical
A state of being untrue or deceptive.

كَذَبْذَبٌnoun

1.
falsehoodclassical
A state of being untrue or deceptive.

كَذَبْذَبَانٌnoun

1.
falsehoodclassical
A state of being untrue or deceptive.

كَيْذَبَانٌnoun

1.
falsehoodclassical
A state of being untrue or deceptive.

مُكَادَبَةٌnoun

1.
mutual lyingclassical
The act of engaging in reciprocal falsehood.

كَذَّابٌ بَنِي كَلْبٍname

1.
Khuwab bin Munqidhclassical
A poet known for his falsehoods.

كَذَّابٌ بَنِي طَابِخَةَname

1.
poetclassical
A poet known for his falsehoods.

كَذَّابٌ بَنِي الحَرْمَازِname

1.
poetclassical
A poet known for his falsehoods.

الكَيْذِبَانُ المُحَارِبِيname

1.
Udayy bin Nasrclassical
A poet known for his falsehoods.

كَذَبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الحَجُّphrase

1.
Hajj is incumbent upon youclassical
A phrase indicating that performing Hajj is obligatory or necessary.

كَذَبَ عَلَيْكُمُ العُمْرَةُphrase

1.
Umrah is incumbent upon youclassical
A phrase indicating that performing Umrah is obligatory or necessary.

كَذَبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الجِهَادُphrase

1.
Jihad is incumbent upon youclassical
A phrase indicating that performing Jihad is obligatory or necessary.

ثَلَاثَةُ أَسْفَارٍ كَذَبْنَ عَلَيْكُمْphrase

1.
three journeys are incumbent upon youclassical
A phrase indicating that three specific journeys are obligatory.

حَمَلَ فَمَا كَذَبَ تَكْذِيبًاphrase

1.
he was not timidclassical
He did not show fear or hesitation.

مَا كَذَبَ أَنْ فَعَلَ كَذَاphrase

1.
he did not delay in doing soclassical
He did not hesitate or wait before performing the action.

كَذَبَتْهُ نَفْسُهُphrase

1.
his soul deceived himclassical
His inner desires or hopes led him to false expectations.

لِيَكْذِبَكَ الحَجُّphrase

1.
Hajj may incite youclassical
May Hajj motivate and urge you to perform it.

كَذَبَ عَلَيْكَ الحَجُّ إِنْ ذُكِرَphrase

1.
Hajj is invalid if mentionedclassical
Hajj is considered invalid if it is stated that it is insufficient or does not atone for sins.

أَكْذَبَverb

1.
he was made to lieclassical
To be caused to utter falsehood.
2.
he was silentclassical
To be quiet or unresponsive, especially when addressed.

الإِكْذَابُnoun

1.
silenceclassical
The state of being silent or unresponsive.

مُكَذَّبٌadjective

1.
barren (animal)classical
Describing a female animal that fails to conceive after mating.
2.
lyingboth
One who is telling a lie.

كَذَبَتْ وَكَذَّبَتْphrase

1.
she failed to conceive and failed againclassical
Referring to a female animal that did not conceive and then failed again.

كَذَّبَ الأَمْرَphrase

1.
he denied the matterclassical
He rejected or disavowed the affair or issue.

كَذَّبَ الأَمْرَphrase

1.
he refrained from the matterclassical
He held back from undertaking or engaging in the affair.

كَذَّبَ الوَحْشِيَّphrase

1.
the wild animal ran and stoppedclassical
A wild animal ran a course and then paused to look behind.

Parallel reading

وهو كاذب وكذاب وتكذاب وكذوب وكذوبة وكذبان وكيذبان وكيذبان وكذبذب وكذبة ومكذبان ومكذبانة وكذبذبان.

And he is a liar, a great liar, one who feigns lying, habitually lying, the soul, falsehood, falsehood, falsehood, falsehood, a lie, a place of falsehood, a place of falsehood, falsehood.

والأكذوبة والكذبى والمكذوب والمكذوبة والمكذبة والكاذبة والكذبان والكذاب، بضمهما: الكذب.

And the lie, and falsehood, and the lied-about, and the lie/weak woman, and denial, and the lying one, and falsehood, and the liar, with their damma: falsehood.

وأكذبه: ألفاه كاذبا، وحمله على الكذب، وبين كذبه.

And to find him lying: to discover him to be a liar, to make him lie, and to reveal his lie.

والكذوب والكذوبة: النفس.

And the habitually lying one and the soul: the soul.

وكذب الرجل: أخبر بالكذب.

And the man lied: he spoke with falsehood.

والناقة التي يضربها الفحل فتشول ثم ترجع حائلا: مكذب وكاذب، وقد كذبت وكذبت.

And the she-camel that the stallion mounts and then fails to conceive and returns barren: is called 'mukadhdhib' and 'kadhib', and she has failed to conceive and failed again.

ويقال لمن يصاح به وهو ساكت يري أنه نائم: قد أكذب، وهو الإكذاب.

And it is said of one who is called out to while silent, appearing to be asleep: 'He has become silent', and this is 'al-ikdhab'.

وكذاب بني كلب: خباب بن منقذ، وكذاب بني طابخة، وكذاب بني الحرماز، والكيذبان المحاربي، عدي بن نصر: شعراء.

And the liar of Banu Kalb: Khubab bin Munqidh, and the liar of Banu Tabikha, and the liar of Banu al-Harmaz, and al-Kaydhaban al-Muharibi, Udayy bin Nasr: are poets.

وكذب: قد يكون بمعنى وجب، ومنه " كذب عليكم الحج، كذب عليكم العمرة، كذب عليكم الجهاد، ثلاثة أسفار كذبن عليكم".

And 'kadhab': may mean 'wajaba' (was obligatory), and from this is 'Hajj is obligatory upon you, Umrah is obligatory upon you, Jihad is obligatory upon you, three journeys are obligatory upon you'.

أو من: كذبته نفسه إذا منته الأماني، وخيلت إليه من الآمال ما لا يكاد يكون، أي ليكذبك الحج، أي لينشطك ويبعثك على فعله.

Or from: his soul deceived him when desires tempted him, and hopes that are unlikely to be materialized occurred to him, meaning 'may Hajj incite you', i.e., may it energize you and urge you to perform it.

وحمل فما كذب تكذيبا: ما جبن.

And he carried on and did not show timidity: he was not cowardly.

وما كذب أن فعل كذا: ما لبث.

And he did not delay in doing so: he did not hesitate.

وتكذب: تكلف الكذب، و فلانا: زعم أنه كاذب.

And 'takadhdhab': to feign lying, and 'takadhdhab fulanan': to claim he is a liar.

وكاذبته مكاذبة وكذابا.

And I engaged in mutual lying with him, a mutual lying.

وكذب بالأمر تكذيبا وكذابا: أنكره، و فلانا: جعله كاذبا، و عن أمر قد أراده: أحجم، و عن فلان: رد عنه، و الوحشي: جرى شوطا فوقف (لينظر ما وراءه).

And he denied the matter, a denial and a falsehood: he rejected it, and 'kadhab fulanan': he made him a liar, and 'kadhab 'an amrin qad aradahu': he refrained from a matter he intended, and 'kadhab 'an fulan': he turned away from someone, and the wild animal: ran a course and stopped (to look behind).