Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "a gaskiya" ita ce magana ko bayyana ra'ayi da gaskiya, a bayyane, ba tare da ajiyar zuciya ba. Yana nuna hanya madaidaiciya kuma madaidaiciya a cikin sadarwa, inda mai magana yake da gaskiya da gaskiya game da tunaninsu, ji, ko ra'ayinsu. Hakanan yana iya nuni ga rashin son kai ko manufa a cikin hukunci ko tantancewa, ba tare da son zuciya ko bangaranci ba.
