gideb

== Maltese == === 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) to lie (tell an untruth) ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From Arabic كِذْب (kiḏb), كَذِب (kaḏib). ==== Noun ==== gideb m (instance noun gidba) verbal noun of gideb: the act of lying Il-gideb huwa dnub. ― Lying is a sin. that which is untrue, lies Dak li qal kien kollu gideb. ― What he said was all lies.