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5 تكدّب ذ He affected lying: or he lied purposely (تَكَلَّفَ الكَذِبَ). (S, K.) He told a lie; [like كَذَب.] (MA, KL.) [See also an instance in which it is trans., meaning He spoke falsely, voce تزعّم.] ― -b2- تكذّبهُ, (K,) and تكذّب عَلَيْهِ, (TA,) He asserted that he was a liar. (K.) Aboo-Bekr Es-Siddeek says, “ رَسُولٌ أَتَاهُمْ صَادِقًا فَتَكَذَّبُوا
عَلَيْهِ وَقَالُوا لَسْتَ فِينَا بِمَا كِثِ
” [An apostle came to them, speaking truth; but they brought a charge of lying against him, or asserted him to be a liar, and said, Thou shalt not stay among us]. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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