غِيبَةٌ
Root: غيب
Full Definition
غِيبَةٌ
the subst. from اِغْتَابَهُ: it signifies [Evil speech respecting a person; or such speech in his absence; not always, though generally, meaning with truth:] evil speech respecting a person in his absence; or a saying of him, in his absence, what would grieve him if he heard it; with truth: or speech respecting a person imputing to him what he dislikes, of vices, or faults, with truth: when it is false, it is termed بُهْتَانٌ: or an imputing to a person a vice, or fault, or the like; and a mentioning him with what is in him of evil; or a saying of him what would grieve him: or it may be speech imputing good or evil.
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