ܟܕܒܐ

See also: ܟܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܕ ܒ (k d b)
2 terms

Active noun of the verb ܟܵܕ݂ܹܒ݂ (kāḏēḇ, “to lie”); compare Arabic كَذَّاب (kaḏḏāb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kaddɑːwɑː]

Adjective

ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (kaddāḇā) (feminine ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kaddāḇtā), plural ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kaddāḇē))

1. lying, false

   Synonym: ܕܲܓܵܠܵܐ (daggālā)

Noun

ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (kaddāḇā) m sg (plural ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kaddāḇē), feminine ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kaddāḇtā))

1. liar

   Synonym: ܕܲܓܵܠܵܐ (daggālā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܝܼ (kaddāḇī)		ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܲܢ (kaddāḇan)
	construct	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ (kaddāḇ)		2nd person	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kaddāḇūḵ)	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kaddāḇāḵ)	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kaddāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kaddāḇā)		3rd person	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܹܗ (kaddāḇēh)	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (kaddāḇāh)	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kaddāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (kaddāḇī)		ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (kaddāḇan)
	construct	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (kaddāḇay)		2nd person	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kaddāḇūḵ)	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kaddāḇāḵ)	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kaddāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kaddāḇē)		3rd person	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kaddāḇūh)	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kaddāḇōh)	ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kaddāḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mayyā kaddāḇē, “mirage”, literally “lying water”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܕ-ܒ (k-d-b) related to lying. Compare Arabic كَذَّاب (kaḏḏāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaddɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kaddɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܟܕܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܕܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܕܒܬܐ)

1. lying, false

   Synonyms: ܕܘܓܠܐ, ܕܓܠܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܕܒܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܟܕܒ	ܟܕܒܐ	ܟܕܒܝܢ	ܟܕܒܢ
construct	ܟܕܒ	ܟܕܒܬ	ܟܕܒܝ	ܟܕܒܬ
emphatic	ܟܕܒܐ	ܟܕܒܬܐ	ܟܕܒܐ	ܟܕܒܬܐ

Noun

ܟܕܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܕܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܕܒܬܐ)

1. liar

   Synonym: ܕܓܠܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܕܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܕܒ		1st person	ܟܕܒܝ		ܟܕܒܢ
	construct	ܟܕܒ		2nd person	ܟܕܒܟ	ܟܕܒܟܝ	ܟܕܒܟܘܢ	ܟܕܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܕܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܕܒܗ	ܟܕܒܗ	ܟܕܒܗܘܢ	ܟܕܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܕܒܝܢ		1st person	ܟܕܒܝ		ܟܕܒܝܢ
	construct	ܟܕܒܝ		2nd person	ܟܕܒܝܟ	ܟܕܒܝܟܝ	ܟܕܒܝܟܘܢ	ܟܕܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܕܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܕܒܘܗܝ	ܟܕܒܝܗ	ܟܕܒܝܗܘܢ	ܟܕܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kdb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 151b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 205a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 599b