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lie in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- kadhaba
- Arabizi
kadhaba- Type
- verb
- Root
- ك ذ ب
How to use it
كَذَبَ is the past tense third‑person masculine form meaning “to tell a falsehood”. The noun for a lie is كَذِب (kaḏb). Use it for dishonest statements, not for “to recline”.
Example sentences
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كَذَبَ الوَلَدُ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ الَّتِي وَصَلَ إِلَيْهَا.
kadhaba al-waladu ʿani al-sāʿati allatī waṣala ilayhā.
The boy lied about the time he arrived.
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لَا تَكُنْ كَاذِبًا فِي عَمَلِكَ.
lā takun kādhiban fī ʿamalika.
Do not be a liar in your work.
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قَالَتْ إِنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ هُناكَ، وَهَذَا كَذَبٌ.
qālat innahā lam takun hunāka, wa hādhā kadhabun.
She said she wasn’t there, and that’s a lie.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Don't lie.
إياك و الكذب.
I can't lie.
لا يمكنني الكذب.
Why do you lie?
لِماذا تَكْذِبُ؟
Why did you lie?
لِماذا كَذَبْتَ؟
Never tell a lie!
لا تكذب أبداً!
He wanted me to lie.
أرادَ منّي الكذب.
She wanted me to lie.
أرادت منّي الكذب.
Don't lie to yourself.
لا تكذب على نفسك.
He's never told a lie.
لم تُسْمَع منه كِذبة أبدا.
People who will lie for you, will lie to you.
من سيكذب لأجلك، سيكذب عليك.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie ( to the truth ).
« وكذبوا بآياتنا » القرآن « كِذَّابا » تكذيبا.
How they lie against themselves! But the ( lie ) which they invented will disappear from them.
قال تعال: « أنظر » يا محمد « كيف كذبوا على أنفسهم » بنفي الشرك عنهم « وضلَّ » غاب « عنهم ما كانوا يفترونـ » ـه على الله من الشركاء.
Questions and answers
What is the noun for “lie” in Arabic?
The noun is كَذِب (kaḏb).
Is there a verb for “to lie down”?
Yes, it is استلقى (istaqala) or استلقى (istalaqa) for “to recline”.
Related words and expressions
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