See also: غيبة

Persian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ğayba

Noun

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غیبه (ğayba) (Classical Persian)

  1. chunks of iron
  2. carded cotton
  3. steel rings of which a coat of mail or shield is confected
  4. quiver

References

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “غیبه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 1517
  • Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “غیبه”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[1] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 628a
  • Wolff, Fritz (1935) Glossar zu Firdosis Schahname[2] (in German), Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, page 601b