kdba كدبة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“kdba” (كدبة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning a lie.
Meanings
- a lie
Usage
Kdba refers to a specific lie, one that can be counted: wa7ed lkdba (a lie), jouj kdbat (two lies). To speak of lying in general, kdoub is used instead. One says kdeb 3liya kdba (he told me a lie), or kdba bayna (an obvious lie). The corresponding verb is kdeb / ykdeb, to lie. The word belongs to everyday language and is not of any particular register. It should not be confused with kdia (hill), whose Latin spelling is close.
Example
كدبة جديدة هادي
kdba jdida hadi
“That's a new lie.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kdba” but also “kedba”, “kidba” and “kedb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.