كِذْبَlying

Example sentences

• 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 →

• 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 →