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غِياب
absence /ɣiˈjaːb/
nounB1#2262 most common
Also: being away, non-attendance, lack (of something)
Example sentences
غِيابُكَ صَعْبٌ عَلَيْنا.
Your absence is hard on us.
سَجَّلَ المُعَلِّمُ غِيابي اليَوْمَ.
The teacher recorded my absence today.
في غِيابِ المُديرِ، أَدارَ نائِبُهُ الاجتِماعَ.
In the manager's absence, his deputy ran the meeting.
لاحَظَ الجَميعُ غِيابَها الطَّويلَ عَنِ العَمَلِ.
Everyone noticed her long absence from work.
يُفَسِّرُ غِيابُ الرَّقابةِ انتِشارَ الفَسادِ في المُؤَسَّسةِ.
The absence of oversight explains the spread of corruption in the institution.
في غِيابِ أيِّ دَليلٍ قاطِعٍ، اضطُرَّتِ المَحكمةُ إلى إسقاطِ التُّهَمِ.
In the absence of any conclusive evidence, the court was forced to drop the charges.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | غِيابٌ | غِياباتٌ |
| Genitive | غِيابٍ | غِياباتٍ |
| Accusative | غِياباً | غِياباتٍ |
| Vocative | يا غِيابُ | يا غِياباتُ |
Word family
غابَto be absent, to disappear
غائِبabsentغَيْبthe unseen
مَغيبsunset, place of disappearance
غَيْبوبةcoma, loss of consciousness
Etymology
غِياب is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb غابَ, meaning to be absent or hidden. It derives from the Semitic triliteral root غ-ي-ب, which carries the sense of being out of sight. The same root gives Arabic words for the unseen and for the setting of the sun.
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