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كِذْبَ lying in Arabic

كِذْبَ is how you say “lying” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فَإِنَّ الْكِذْبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ

For indeed, lying leads to wickedness.

الْكِذْبَ the lying

The noun 'lying' is the topic, but the preceding emphasis particle puts it in the object case, heard as a final -a. The object-looking ending comes from the particle, not from any verb.

From Truthfulness and Righteousness

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More example sentences

وَأَنَّ الْكِذْبَ يَسْتَلْزِمُ الْفُجُورَ

And that lying entails wickedness.

الْكِذْبَ the lying

The noun 'lying' is the subject of the reported clause, but the preceding 'that' particle puts it in the object case, heard as a final -a. Its object-looking ending is caused by the particle, not by a verb.

From Truthfulness and Righteousness

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