গীবত

Bengali

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

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