بهتان

العربية

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بهتان

  • /buh.taːn/

Rhymes with -aːn

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Verbal noun of بَهَتَ (bahata).

noun بُهْتَان · buhtān · الْبُهْتَان · بُهْتَانٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of بَهَتَ (bahata) (form I)
  2. vilification, defamation
  3. lying, invective

In English

  • slander false or unsupported spoken malicious statement
  • defamation act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication
  • calumny false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing

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"بهتان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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بهتان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86

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"بهتان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بهتان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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