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Maltese
Pronunciation
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
Etymology 2
From Arabic كِذْب (kiḏb), كَذِب (kaḏib).
Noun
gideb m (instance noun gidba)
- verbal noun of gideb:
- the act of lying
- Il-gideb huwa dnub. ― Lying is a sin.
- that which is untrue, lies
- Dak li qal kien kollu gideb. ― What he said was all lies.