gideb

Maltese
Root
g-d-b
4 terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɪ.dɛp/
  • Rhymes: -ɪdɛp

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. to lie (tell an untruth)
Conjugation
    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

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

Noun

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.
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