Arabic reference
كَذَبَ
kadhaba
to lie
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Modern Standard Arabic. Thirteen subject rows distinguish person, number and gender. Arabic forms retain their vowel marks; readings and English meanings appear alongside them.
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| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | kadhabtuI lied; I have lied |
| naḥnu (we) | kadhabnāwe lied; we have lied |
| anta (you, one man) | kadhabtayou (one man) lied; you (one man) have lied |
| anti (you, one woman) | kadhabtiyou (one woman) lied; you (one woman) have lied |
| antumā (you two) | kadhabtumāyou two lied; you two have lied |
| antum (you, men) | kadhabtumyou (plural, masculine) lied; you (plural, masculine) have lied |
| antunna (you, women) | kadhabtunnayou (plural, feminine) lied; you (plural, feminine) have lied |
| huwa (he) | kadhabahe lied; he has lied |
| hiya (she) | kadhabatshe lied; she has lied |
| humā (they two, masculine) | kadhabāthey two (masculine) lied; they two (masculine) have lied |
| humā (they two, feminine) | kadhabatāthey two (feminine) lied; they two (feminine) have lied |
| hum (they, men) | kadhabūthey (masculine) lied; they (masculine) have lied |
| hunna (they, women) | kadhabnathey (feminine) lied; they (feminine) have lied |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akdhibuI lie |
| naḥnu (we) | nakdhibuwe lie |
| anta (you, one man) | takdhibuyou (one man) lie |
| anti (you, one woman) | takdhibīnayou (one woman) lie |
| antumā (you two) | takdhibāniyou two lie |
| antum (you, men) | takdhibūnayou (plural, masculine) lie |
| antunna (you, women) | takdhibnayou (plural, feminine) lie |
| huwa (he) | yakdhibuhe lies |
| hiya (she) | takdhibushe lies |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakdhibānithey two (masculine) lie |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takdhibānithey two (feminine) lie |
| hum (they, men) | yakdhibūnathey (masculine) lie |
| hunna (they, women) | yakdhibnathey (feminine) lie |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akdhiba(that) I lie |
| naḥnu (we) | nakdhiba(that) we lie |
| anta (you, one man) | takdhiba(that) you (one man) lie |
| anti (you, one woman) | takdhibī(that) you (one woman) lie |
| antumā (you two) | takdhibā(that) you two lie |
| antum (you, men) | takdhibū(that) you (plural, masculine) lie |
| antunna (you, women) | takdhibna(that) you (plural, feminine) lie |
| huwa (he) | yakdhiba(that) he lies |
| hiya (she) | takdhiba(that) she lies |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakdhibā(that) they two (masculine) lie |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takdhibā(that) they two (feminine) lie |
| hum (they, men) | yakdhibū(that) they (masculine) lie |
| hunna (they, women) | yakdhibna(that) they (feminine) lie |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akdhibI lie (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nakdhibwe lie (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | takdhibyou (one man) lie (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | takdhibīyou (one woman) lie (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | takdhibāyou two lie (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | takdhibūyou (plural, masculine) lie (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | takdhibnayou (plural, feminine) lie (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yakdhibhe lies (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | takdhibshe lies (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakdhibāthey two (masculine) lie (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takdhibāthey two (feminine) lie (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yakdhibūthey (masculine) lie (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yakdhibnathey (feminine) lie (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ikdhiblie! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ikdhibīlie! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ikdhibālie! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ikdhibūlie! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ikdhibnalie! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾakdhibuI will lie |
| naḥnu (we) | sanakdhibuwe will lie |
| anta (you, one man) | satakdhibuyou (one man) will lie |
| anti (you, one woman) | satakdhibīnayou (one woman) will lie |
| antumā (you two) | satakdhibāniyou two will lie |
| antum (you, men) | satakdhibūnayou (plural, masculine) will lie |
| antunna (you, women) | satakdhibnayou (plural, feminine) will lie |
| huwa (he) | sayakdhibuhe will lie |
| hiya (she) | satakdhibushe will lie |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayakdhibānithey two (masculine) will lie |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satakdhibānithey two (feminine) will lie |
| hum (they, men) | sayakdhibūnathey (masculine) will lie |
| hunna (they, women) | sayakdhibnathey (feminine) will lie |
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