How to say "to lie, tell a lie" in Arabic
CognateMeaningto lie, tell a lie
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
كَذَبَ
kadhabaכד'ב
كذب
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
שיקר
shikerشِيكِر
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ك-ذ-بHebrew root
כ-ז-בRoot כ-ז-ב survives in Hebrew mainly in the literary register: kadhaba (ذ↔ז) is exactly כזב, 'to lie, deceive.' Everyday Hebrew reaches for שיקר, but כזב — and כזבים, lies — is real and biblical.
Related Hebrew word:כזבkazavكَازَاڤ
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In a phrase
كَذَبَ عَلَى صَدِيقِه
kadhaba ʿalā ṣadīqihכד'ב עלא צדיקהHe lied to his friend