حيل

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See also: جيل, خيل, چیل, and جیل

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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حِيَل (ḥiyalf pl

  1. plural of حِيلَة (ḥīla)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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حِيلَ (ḥīla) (form I) /ħiː.la/

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of حَالَ (ḥāla)

Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic حَيْل (ḥayl). Cognate with Hebrew חַיִל (ḥayil), Zoharic Aramaic חיל, and Classical Syriac ܚܲܝܠܵܐ.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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حيل (ḥēl)

  1. very, strongly, heavily, a lot
    لعبة السوني كانت قوية حيلliʕbat is-sōni kānat qawīya ḥēlThe PlayStation game was really good

Noun

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حيل (ḥēlm

  1. power, strength (usually used in prepositional expressions with في ()+object)
    ما فيني حيل اقوم اغسل ملابسي.
    mā fīni ḥēl agūm aġsil malābsi.
    I do not have strength to start washing my clothes
    (literally, “There isn't in me strength to stand up wash my clothes.”)
    فيچ حيل تسوين الشغل اليوم؟
    fīč ḥēl tsawwīn iš-šuġuɫ il-yōm
    Do you have strength to do the work today?

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic حَيْل (ḥayl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈħeːl/, [ˈħe̞ːl]

Noun

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حيل (ḥēlm (plural حيول (ḥiyūl) or أحيال (ʾaḥyāl))

  1. power, strength
  2. willpower
    Synonym: خِلْق (ḵilg, ḵulg)
    ما فِيني/فِيَّ حيل أقوم أغسل ملابسيmā fīni/fiyya ḥēl agūm ʾaḡsil/ʾaḡassil malābsiI do not have strength to stand up (to go) to wash my clothes

Etymology 2

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From Arabic حِيَل (ḥiyal).

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Noun

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حيل (ḥiyal) (plural)

  1. plural of حيلة (ḥīla, trick, expedient)