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.