Arabic for lie

kadhaba
ﻛَﺬَﺏَ
lie – past tense he
yakdhibu
ﻳَﻜﺬِﺏُ
lie – present tense he

The Arabic verb for lie is written ﻛَﺬَﺏَ and pronunced kadhaba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻜﺬِﺏُ and pronounced yakdhibu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word lie consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written and pronounced k, dhal that is written and pronounced dh and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word lie letter by letter

ﻛَﺬَﺏَ
ﻛـ
ـﺬ
 
ﻛـ
ـﺬ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ـﺬ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
 
kaf
k
dhal
dh
beh
b
 
 
The Arabic word for lie consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter dhal that is written ﺫ ( here ـﺬ ) and pronounced dh and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻛَﺬَﺏَ and pronounced kadhaba.
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Conjugations of lie

past tense
present tense
he
kadhaba
ﻛَﺬَﺏَ
he - past tense
yakdhibu
ﻳَﻜﺬِﺏُ
he - present tense
she
kadhabat
ﻛَﺬَﺑَﺖ
she - past tense
takdhibu
ﺗَﻜﺬِﺏُ
she - present tense
I
kadhabtu
ﻛَﺬَﺑﺖُ
I - past tense
'akdhibu
ﺃَﻛﺬِﺏُ
I - present tense