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 (ʔaffāk)

   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 ʕuṯmānu bnu ʔabī šaybata, ḥaddaṯanā jarīrun, ʕan manṣūrin, ʕan ʔabī wāʔilin, ʕan ʕabdi l-lahi—raḍiya l-lahu ʕanhu—ʕani n-nabiyyi—ṣallā l-lahu ʕalayhi wasallama—qāla “ʔinna ṣ-ṣidqa yahdī ʔilā l-birri, waʔinna l-birra yahdī ʔilā l-jannati, waʔinna r-rajula layaṣduqu ḥattā yakūna ṣiddīqan, waʔinna l-kaḏiba yahdī ʔilā l-fujūri, waʔinna l-fujūra yahdī ʔilā n-nāri, waʔinna r-rajula layakḏibu, ḥattā yuktaba ʕinda l-lahi kaḏḏāban”.

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   • a. 820 CE, اَلشَّافِعِيّ [aš-šāfiʕiyy], edited by أَحْمَد مُحَمَّد شَاكِر [ʔaḥmad muḥammad šākir], اَلرِّسَالَة [ar-risāla], first edition, مطبعة مصطفى البابي الحلبي, published 1938, page 399:

     وَمَنْ حَدَّثَ عَنْ كَذَّابٍ لَمْ يَبْرَأْ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ لِأَنَّهُ يَرَى الْكَذَّابَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ كَاذِبًا

     waman ḥaddaṯa ʕan kaḏḏābin lam yabraʔ mina l-kaḏibi liʔannahu yarā l-kaḏḏāba fī ḥadīṯihi kāḏiban

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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 biʔāyātinā kiḏḏāban

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:35:

     لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا

     lā yasmaʕūna 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

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ك ذ ب
2 terms

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

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