كَذَّبَ

كَذَّبَ in English

Verb · Form II

1. to allege of lying, to disbelieve someone
   وَأَخِي هَارُونُ هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّي لِسَانًا فَأَرْسِلْهُ مَعِيَ رِدْءًا يُصَدِّقُنِيۖ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِMy brother Aaron is more eloquent than me in speech. Therefor send him with me as a helper to confirm me. Lo! I fear that they will give the lie to me.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:34
2. to accuse or tell that something is false or deceitful, to disbelieve
   كَذَّبَ الْخَبَرَHe didn't believe the news.
3. to disbelieve in
   وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًاThey called Our revelations false with strong denial.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:28
   إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّى فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى وَٱتَّقَى وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَى فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَى وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَى وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَى فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىLo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends). As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah) And believeth in goodness; Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease. But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent, And disbelieveth in goodness; Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 92:4-10
4. to make (someone) disbelieve (in) rare
5. to disprove, to refute
6. to be inactive, to be deactivated
7. to abstain, to desist

Words from the root ك-ذ-ب

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كَذَّبَ conjugation

Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.

كَذَّبَ in a sentence

Dictionary examples

to allege of lying

to accuse or tell that something is false or deceitful

to disbelieve in

to disbelieve in