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غيب
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaغَيَابٌ ذ A thing that hides, or conceals, a thing from one: (Meyd:) and hence, (Meyd, TA,) a grave; (S, Meyd, TA;) and so ↓ غَيَابَةٌ: (TA:) one says, غَيَابُهُ ↓ غَيَّبَهُ (S, Meyd, TA) and ↓ غَيَابَتُهُ (TA) meaning دُفِنَ فِى قَبْرِهِ (S, Meyd, TA) [i. e. May he be buried in his grave ]: an imprecation of death against the man. (Meyd.)
Derived headwords
غَيَابٌ
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دُفِنَ فِى قَبْرِهِ