ħila
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Maltese
[edit]Root |
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ħ-j-l |
5 terms |
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic حِيلَة (ḥīla, “ruse, maneuver”). The phrase لَا حِيلةَ لَهُ (lā ḥīlata lahu, literally “he has no maneuver”) is used with a similar meaning as in Maltese; and compare حَيْل (ḥayl, “power”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ħila f (plural ħiliet)