Arabic word sheet
كَاذِبٌ
Liar, lying
- Type
- adjective
- Root
- ك ذ ب
Meaning and usage
Liar, lying
Said of a person who says something they know to be untrue, once or as a habit.
عَرَفَ الْمُعَلِّمُ أَنَّ الْوَلَدَ كَاذِبٌ.
The teacher knew that the boy was lying.
False, misleading
Said of a thing that does not match reality: a piece of news, a promise, a hope.
سَمِعَ رَامِي خَبَرًا كَاذِبًا.
Rami heard a false piece of news.
Plural
كَاذِبُونَ
Word family
What the root means ك ذ ب
The root carries the idea of lying, the opposite of telling the truth. From it come “to lie”, “a lie”, “a great liar”, “to call someone a liar” and “to find someone lying”.
to lie
كَذَبَ
a lie, lying
كَذِبٌ
a great liar
كَذَّابٌ
a habitual liar
كَذُوبٌ
to call a liar, to deny
to find someone lying
أَكْذَبَ
Synonyms
liar
وَالِعٌ
An old, rare word, hardly met any more; the headword is the everyday term.
Opposites
truthful