Uyghur Etymology From Arabic غِيبَة (ḡība). Pronunciation IPA(key): /ʁɛjwɛt/ Noun غەيۋەت • (gheywet) (plural غەيۋەتلەر (gheywetler)) gossip, backbiting slander Further reading Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.