gideb

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Maltese

Root
g-d-b
4 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪ.dɛp/
Rhymes: -ɪdɛp

Etymology 1

From Arabic كَذَبَ (kaḏaba). The shift → is a regular assimilation, but the was then irregularly generalised throughout the root.

Verb

gideb (imperfect jigdeb, past participle migdub, verbal noun gideb)

to lie (tell an untruth)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **gideb** (Form I)
positive forms
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	gdibt	gdibt	gideb	gdibna	gdibtu	gidbu
perfect	f	gdibt	gdibt	gidbet	gdibna	gdibtu	gidbu
imperfect	m	nigdeb	tigdeb	jigdeb	nigdbu	tigdbu	jigdbu
imperfect	f	nigdeb	tigdeb	tigdeb	nigdbu	tigdbu	jigdbu
imperative			igdeb			igdbu

negative forms
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	gdibtx	gdibtx	gideb	gdibniex	gdibtux	gidbux
perfect	f	gdibtx	gdibtx	gidbitx	gdibniex	gdibtux	gidbux
imperfect	m	nigdibx	tigdibx	jigdibx	nigdbux	tigdbux	jigdbux
imperfect	f	nigdibx	tigdibx	tigdibx	nigdbux	tigdbux	jigdbux
imperative			tigdibx			tigdbux

Etymology 2

From Arabic كِذْب (kiḏb), كَذِب (kaḏib).

Noun

gideb m (instance noun gidba)

verbal noun of gideb:
1. the act of lying
  Il-gideb huwa dnub. ― Lying is a sin.
2. that which is untrue, lies
  Dak li qal kien kollu gideb. ― What he said was all lies.

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