Arabic vocabulary
How to say “lying” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
ولسانه عن الكذب والفحش وقول الزور،
and whose tongue refrains from lying, obscenity, and false testimony,
الْكَذِبِ — lying. In the genitive after 'from', definite — falsehood. First of the speech-sins.
From: The Meaning of Fasting →وأَمِن فيها من الزور والكذب والفجور والظلم
and feels secure therein from falsehood, lying, immorality, and injustice.
وَالْكَذِبِ — and lying. 'And' plus 'lying', parallel genitive. Second item.
From: The Meaning of Fasting →وأظهر في الأرض الفساد والجور والكذب وخالف الخلق
And spread corruption, oppression, and falsehood on earth, and contradicted creation.
وَالْكَذِبَ — and falsehood. A third coordinated object, falsehood, again accusative and definite, completing the list of what is spread. Each shares the verb of spreading, and the parallel endings show they are all objects of the same action.
From: False Prophets →OpenArabic teaches words like كَذِبٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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