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كذب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of falsehood, lying, and untruth. It encompasses the act of telling lies, the state of being a liar, and the concept of falsehood itself. It can also extend to denying or disbelieving something.

Derived headwords

كَذَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to lieboth

    To utter falsehood; to say something untrue.

  2. 2.
    to denyboth

    To reject or refuse to acknowledge the truth or validity of something.

  3. 3.
    to disbelieveclassical

    To refuse to accept something as true.

كِذْبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a lieboth

    An utterance that is false; a falsehood.

  2. 2.
    falsehoodboth

    The state of being untrue or false.

كَذِبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lyingboth

    The act or practice of telling lies.

كَذَّابٌadjective
  1. 1.
    liarboth

    A person who habitually tells lies.

  2. 2.
    lyingboth

    Characterized by falsehood; not truthful.

مُكَذِّبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    denierboth

    One who denies or rejects something.

تَكْذِيبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    denialboth

    The act of denying or refuting something.

  2. 2.
    disproofclassical

    The act of proving something to be false.

كَذُوبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    habitually lyingclassical

    Given to lying; prone to falsehood.

اِكْتَذَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to lieclassical

    To utter a lie; to be untruthful.

كَذَّابَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a great liarclassical

    A woman who is a great liar.