Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
كذب
Qur'an Occurrences
200 times across 58 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root كذب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root كذب primarily means "to lie" or "utter a falsehood," whether intentionally or not.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: k-dh-b
Listen: يُكَذِّبُ 107:1
Root letters: ك — ذ — ب

Word Family Tree (55 forms)

All word forms derived from the root كذب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb 134× Noun 66×

Concordance — 200 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root كذب appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (125) · Noun (61)

Verb (125 verses — showing first 5)

Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have you Seen, The Daily Necessaries 107:1 Verb
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِالدِّينِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense
Joseph 12:110 Verb
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا ٱسۡتَیۡءَسَ ٱلرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوۤا۟ أَنَّهُمۡ قَدۡ كُذِبُوا۟ جَاۤءَهُمۡ نَصۡرُنَا فَنُجِّیَ مَن نَّشَاۤءُۖ وَلَا یُرَدُّ بَأۡسُنَا عَنِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ ۝١١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [They continued] until, when the messengers despaired and were certain that they had been denied, there came to them Our victory, and whoever We willed was saved. And Our punishment cannot be repelled from the people who are criminals
Joseph 12:27 Verb
وَإِن كَانَ قَمِیصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرࣲ فَكَذَبَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِینَ ۝٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful."
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:80 Verb
وَلَقَدۡ كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡحِجۡرِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ ۝٨٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And certainly did the companions of Thamud deny the messengers
The Bee 16:113 Verb
وَلَقَدۡ جَاۤءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ وَهُمۡ ظَـٰلِمُونَ ۝١١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And there had certainly come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they denied him; so punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers

Derived Forms (55)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
تُكَذِّبَانِ tukadhibaāni Verb 31×
كَذَّبَ kadhaba Verb 16×
كَذَّبَتْ kadhabat Verb 14×
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lilmukadhibiyna Noun 12×
كَذَّبُوا۟ kadhabuwā Verb 10×
تُكَذِّبُونَ tukadhibuwna Verb
كَذِبًا kadhibanā Noun
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ wakadhabuwā Verb
فَكَذَّبُوهُ fakadhabuwhu Verb
لَكَٰذِبُونَ lakadhibuwna Noun