See also: ܟܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܟ ܕ ܒ (k d b)
2 terms

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kaddɑːwɑː]

Adjective edit

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

  1. lying, false
    Synonym: ܕܲܓܵܠܵܐ (daggālā)

Noun edit

ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kaddāḇām sg (plural ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kaddāḇē), feminine ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kaddāḇtā))

  1. liar
    Synonym: ܕܲܓܵܠܵܐ (daggālā)

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

ܟܕܒܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܟܕܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܕܒܬܐ)

  1. lying, false
    Synonyms: ܕܘܓܠܐ, ܕܓܠܐ

Inflection edit

Noun edit

ܟܕܒܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܟܕܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܕܒܬܐ)

  1. liar
    Synonym: ܕܓܠܐ

Inflection edit

References edit

  • 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