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غَيَابٌ

Root: غيب

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غَيَابٌ A thing that hides, or conceals, a thing from one: and hence, a grave; and so غَيَابَةٌ : one says, غَيَابُهُ and meaning دُفِنَ فِى قَبْرِهِ [i. e. May he be buried in his grave]: an imprecation of death against the man.
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