كذاب

كذاب

Arabic

Root
ك ذ ب‎ (k-ḏ-b)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kað.ðaːb/
  • (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kad.daːb/
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /kad.daːb/
  • (North Levantine) IPA^(key): /kaz.zaːb/

Adjective

كَذَّاب • (kaḏḏāb) (feminine كَذَّابَة‎ (kaḏḏāba), masculine plural كَذَّابُون‎ (kaḏḏābūn), feminine plural كَذَّابَات‎ (kaḏḏābāt))

1. lying frequently or habitually

   Synonym: أَفَّاك‎ (ʾaffāk)

   Antonym: صِدِّيق‎ (ṣiddīq)

   • 9th century, Muḥammad Al-Buḵāriyy, quoting Muhammad, “(69)بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: ”يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ“ وَمَا يُنْهَى عَنِ الْكَذِبِ”, in Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Buḵāriyy:

     ‏حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ—رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ—عَنِ النَّبِيِّ—صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ—قَالَ «إِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ، وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ صِدِّيقًا، وَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ، وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَكْذِبُ، حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا».‎‎

     ḥaddaṯanā ʿuṯmānu bnu ʾabī šaybata, ḥaddaṯanā jarīrun, ʿan manṣūrin, ʿan ʾabī wāʾilin, ʿan ʿabdi l-lahi—raḍiya l-lahu ʿanhu—ʿani n-nabiyyi—ṣallā l-lahu ʿalayhi wasallama—qāla “ʾinna ṣ-ṣidqa yahdī ʾilā l-birri, waʾinna l-birra yahdī ʾilā l-jannati, waʾinna r-rajula layaṣduqu ḥattā yakūna ṣiddīqan, waʾinna l-kaḏiba yahdī ʾilā l-fujūri, waʾinna l-fujūra yahdī ʾilā n-nāri, waʾinna r-rajula layakḏibu, ḥattā yuktaba ʿinda l-lahi kaḏḏāban”.

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2. false, fake

   ‏جَوْهَرٌ كَذَّابٌ‎‎

   jawharun kaḏḏābun

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Declension

Declension of adjective كَذَّاب (kaḏḏāb)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَذَّاب kaḏḏāb	الْكَذَّاب‎ al-kaḏḏāb	كَذَّابَة‎ kaḏḏāba	الْكَذَّابَة‎ al-kaḏḏāba
Nominative	كَذَّابٌ kaḏḏābun	الْكَذَّابُ‎ al-kaḏḏābu	كَذَّابَةٌ‎ kaḏḏābatun	الْكَذَّابَةُ‎ al-kaḏḏābatu
Accusative	كَذَّابًا‎ kaḏḏāban	الْكَذَّابَ‎ al-kaḏḏāba	كَذَّابَةً‎ kaḏḏābatan	الْكَذَّابَةَ‎ al-kaḏḏābata
Genitive	كَذَّابٍ kaḏḏābin	الْكَذَّابِ‎ al-kaḏḏābi	كَذَّابَةٍ‎ kaḏḏābatin	الْكَذَّابَةِ‎ al-kaḏḏābati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَذَّابَيْن‎ kaḏḏābayn	الْكَذَّابَيْن‎ al-kaḏḏābayn	كَذَّابَتَيْن‎ kaḏḏābatayn	الْكَذَّابَتَيْن‎ al-kaḏḏābatayn
Nominative	كَذَّابَانِ‎ kaḏḏābāni	الْكَذَّابَانِ‎ al-kaḏḏābāni	كَذَّابَتَانِ‎ kaḏḏābatāni	الْكَذَّابَتَانِ‎ al-kaḏḏābatāni
Accusative	كَذَّابَيْنِ‎ kaḏḏābayni	الْكَذَّابَيْنِ‎ al-kaḏḏābayni	كَذَّابَتَيْنِ‎ kaḏḏābatayni	الْكَذَّابَتَيْنِ‎ al-kaḏḏābatayni
Genitive	كَذَّابَيْنِ‎ kaḏḏābayni	الْكَذَّابَيْنِ‎ al-kaḏḏābayni	كَذَّابَتَيْنِ‎ kaḏḏābatayni	الْكَذَّابَتَيْنِ‎ al-kaḏḏābatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَذَّابِين‎ kaḏḏābīn	الْكَذَّابِين‎ al-kaḏḏābīn	كَذَّابَات‎ kaḏḏābāt	الْكَذَّابَات‎ al-kaḏḏābāt
Nominative	كَذَّابُونَ‎ kaḏḏābūna	الْكَذَّابُونَ‎ al-kaḏḏābūna	كَذَّابَاتٌ‎ kaḏḏābātun	الْكَذَّابَاتُ‎ al-kaḏḏābātu
Accusative	كَذَّابِينَ‎ kaḏḏābīna	الْكَذَّابِينَ‎ al-kaḏḏābīna	كَذَّابَاتٍ‎ kaḏḏābātin	الْكَذَّابَاتِ‎ al-kaḏḏābāti
Genitive	كَذَّابِينَ‎ kaḏḏābīna	الْكَذَّابِينَ‎ al-kaḏḏābīna	كَذَّابَاتٍ‎ kaḏḏābātin	الْكَذَّابَاتِ‎ al-kaḏḏābāti

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: چذاب‎ (čaḏḏāb)
• Maltese: giddieb
• → North Levantine Arabic: كذاب‎ (kizzāb, kizzēb) (learned)

Noun

كِذَّاب • (kiḏḏāb) m (rare, obsolete)

1. verbal noun of كَذَّبَ‎ (kaḏḏaba) (form II)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:28:

     ‏وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا‎‎

     wakaḏḏabū biʾāyātinā kiḏḏāban

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:35:

     ‏لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا‎‎

     lā yasmaʿūna fīhā laḡwan walā kiḏḏāban

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Declension

Declension of noun كِذَّاب (kiḏḏāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِذَّاب kiḏḏāb	الْكِذَّاب‎ al-kiḏḏāb	كِذَّاب kiḏḏāb
Nominative	كِذَّابٌ kiḏḏābun	الْكِذَّابُ‎ al-kiḏḏābu	كِذَّابُ kiḏḏābu
Accusative	كِذَّابًا‎ kiḏḏāban	الْكِذَّابَ‎ al-kiḏḏāba	كِذَّابَ kiḏḏāba
Genitive	كِذَّابٍ kiḏḏābin	الْكِذَّابِ‎ al-kiḏḏābi	كِذَّابِ kiḏḏābi

Noun

كِذَاب • (kiḏāb) m

1. verbal noun of كَاذَبَ‎ (kāḏaba) (form III)

Declension

Declension of noun كِذَاب (kiḏāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِذَاب kiḏāb	الْكِذَاب‎ al-kiḏāb	كِذَاب kiḏāb
Nominative	كِذَابٌ kiḏābun	الْكِذَابُ‎ al-kiḏābu	كِذَابُ kiḏābu
Accusative	كِذَابًا‎ kiḏāban	الْكِذَابَ‎ al-kiḏāba	كِذَابَ kiḏāba
Genitive	كِذَابٍ kiḏābin	الْكِذَابِ‎ al-kiḏābi	كِذَابِ kiḏābi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “كذب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَذَّاب‎ (kaḏḏāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kad.daːb/, /kað.ðaːb/, /kaz.zaːb/

Adjective

كذاب • (kaddāb) (feminine كَذَّابة‎ (kaddāba), common plural كَذَّابين‎ (kaddābīn), feminine plural كَذَّابات‎ (kaddābāt))

1. liar

   Synonyms: نَصَّاب‎ (naṣṣāb), (rare) بَكَّاش‎ (bakkāš)

Usage notes

The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.

• This is considered a unique word in which the three phonemes /ð/, /d/ and /z/ can be heard interchangeably

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North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic كَذَّاب‎ (kaḏḏāb).

Pronunciation

• (Beirut) IPA^(key): /kizˈzeːb/
• (Damascus) IPA^(key): /kizˈzaːb/

Noun

كذاب • (kizzāb) m (plural كذَّابين‎ (kizzābīn), feminine كذَّابة‎ (kizzāba))

1. liar