backbite in Arabic
اِغْتَابَ iḡtāba
backbite in Arabic: اِغْتَابَ (iḡtāba), أَبَرَ (ʔabara). In English, backbite means to make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
Arabic words for backbite
- to make defamatory statements about another
- اِغْتَابَ iḡtāba, أَبَرَ ʔabara
English meaning of backbite
- verb To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
- verb To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
- verb To speak badly of an absent individual.
- noun One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.
Synonyms of backbite
backbite in other languages
Questions about backbite in Arabic
- What is the meaning of backbite in Arabic?
- Backbite in Arabic is اِغْتَابَ (iḡtāba), أَبَرَ (ʔabara).
- ما معنى كلمة backbite؟
- Backbite: اِغْتَابَ (iḡtāba), أَبَرَ (ʔabara).
- What does backbite mean in English?
- Backbite means to make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
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