Arabic edit

Root
غ ي ب (ḡ-y-b)

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of غِيَاب (ḡiyāb, absence) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

غِيَابِيّ (ḡiyābiyy) (feminine غِيَابِيَّة (ḡiyābiyya), masculine plural غِيَابِيُّونَ (ḡiyābiyyūna), feminine plural غِيَابِيَّات (ḡiyābiyyāt))

  1. (law) absential, in absentia
    Antonym: حُضُورِيّ (ḥuḍūriyy)
    حُكْم غِيَابِيّḥukm ḡiyābiyyin absentia sentence

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: غیابی