gideb

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic كَذَبَ (kaḏaba). The shift [kd][ɡd] is a regular assimilation, but the [ɡ] was then irregularly generalised in all forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɪdɛp/

Verb

gideb (imperfect jigdeb)

  1. to lie (tell an untruth)

Conjugation

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