Arabic edit

Root
غ ي ب (ḡ-y-b)

Etymology edit

Adverbial accusative of غِيَاب (ḡiyāb, absence).

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

غِيَابًا (ḡiyāban)

  1. (law) in absentia
    Antonym: حُضُورِيًّا (ḥuḍūriyyan)

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: qiyabən
  • Persian: غیابا
  • Ottoman Turkish: غیاباً