كَذَبَ (kadhaba)to lie
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb كَذَبَ (kadhaba) — “to lie”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): كَذَبَ يَكْذِبُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| كَذَبَ kadhaba | يَكْذِبُ yakdhibu | اِكْذِبْ aikdhib | كَذِب kadhib |
Conjugation (2): كَذَّبَ يُكَذِّبُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| كَذَّبَ kadhaaba | يُكَذِّبُ yukadhiibu | كَذِّبْ kadhiib | تَكْذِيب takdhīb |
Meanings & examples
1. to lie
- كَذَبَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى صَدِيقِهِ.The man lied to his friend.
- لَا تَكْذِبْ عَلَى وَالِدَيْكَ أَبَدًا.Do not ever lie to your parents.
- كَذَبَ الطِّفْلُ حِينَ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ أَكَلَ الحَلْوَى.The child lied when he was told he ate the candy.
2. to deny
- كَذَّبَ الرَّجُلُ القِصَّةَ بِأَكْمَلِهَا.The man denied the story completely.
- كَذَّبَ الشَّاهِدُ مَا قِيلَ عَنْهُ فِي المَحْكَمَةِ.The witness denied what was said about him in court.
- لِمَاذَا كَذَّبْتَ كَلَامَ وَالِدِكَ؟Why did you deny your father's words?
3. to lie, deceive
- كَذَبَ الوَلَدُ عَلَى وَالِدَيْهِ.The boy lied to his parents.
- لِمَاذَا كَذَبْتَ عَلَيَّ بِشَأْنِ مَكَانِ الوَجْبَةِ؟Why did you lie to me about the location of the meal?
- كَذَبَ المُحْتَالُ بِأُرْجُوحَةٍ مِنْ أَلْفَاظِهِ المُزَخْرَفَةِ، مُحَاوِلاً خِدَاعَ العُمَلَاءِ.The swindler lied with a string of his ornate words, trying to deceive the customers.
4. to accuse of lying
- كَذَّبَ الشُّهُودُ ادِّعَاءَاتِ الْمُتَّهَمِ بِشَأْنِ الْحَادِثِ.The witnesses accused the defendant of lying about the incident.
- لَا تُكَذِّبْ أَخَاكَ حَتَّى لَوْ شَكَكْتَ فِي كَلَامِهِ.Do not accuse your brother of lying even if you doubt his words.
- يُكَذِّبُ الْقَاضِي الشَّاهِدَ إِذَا ثَبَتَ أَنَّهُ يَقُولُ الزُّورَ.The judge accuses the witness of lying if it is proven that he is giving false testimony.
5. to belie
- لَا تُكَذِّبْ مَا يَقُولُهُ الشَّاهِدُ.Do not belie what the witness says.
- كَذَّبَتْ أَفْعَالُهُ كَلِمَاتِهِ وَأَظْهَرَتْ حَقِيقَةَ نَوَايَاهُ.His actions belied his words and revealed the truth of his intentions.
- لَا تُكَذِّبْ وَعْدَكَ بِالْعَمَلِ الْجَادِّ وَأَثْبِتْ جِدِّيَّتَكَ.Do not belie your promise of hard work and prove your seriousness.
6. to call a liar
7. to deny, reject
- كَذَبَ الْكَافِرُ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ.The disbeliever disbelieved in the signs of Allah.
- لِمَاذَا تَكْذِبُ بِالْحَقِيقَةِ الْوَاضِحَةِ؟Why do you deny the clear truth?
- لَمْ يَكْذِبْ أَحَدٌ بِالنَّبِيِّ إِلَّا الْجَاهِلُونَ.No one rejected the prophet except the ignorant.
8. to deny, to disbelieve
- كَذَّبَ الرَّجُلُ الْخَبَرَ.The man denied the news.
- لَا يُكَذِّبُ الْمُؤْمِنُ بِالْحَقِّ.The believer does not deny the truth.
- هَلْ تُكَذِّبُ بِمَا قَالَهُ الشَّاهِدُ؟Do you deny what the witness said?
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