গীবত

Bengali

Alternative forms

• গীবৎ (gībôt)
• গিবত (gibot)
• গিবৎ (gibot)

Etymology

From Classical Persian غیبت, ultimately derived from Arabic غِيبَة (ḡība).

Noun

গীবত • (gībôt) (objective গীবত (gibot) or গীবতকে (gibtoke), genitive গীবতের (giboter), locative গীবতে (gibote))

1. backbiting, bad-mouthing, maligning, harmful or slanderous gossip, speaking badly of a person in his absence

Derived terms

• গীবত গাওয়া (gibot gaōẇa)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “গীবত” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “গিবত, গীবত” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh