gideb

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Maltese

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Root
g-d-b
4 terms

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic كَذَبَ (kaḏaba). The shift [kd][ɡd] is a regular assimilation, but the [ɡ] was then irregularly generalised throughout the root.

Verb

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

  1. to lie (tell an untruth)
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of gideb
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m gdibt gdibt gideb gdibna gdibtu gidbu
f gidbet
imperfect m nigdeb tigdeb jigdeb nigdbu tigdbu jigdbu
f tigdeb
imperative igdeb igdbu

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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gideb m (instance noun gidba)

  1. 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.