حيلة
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See also: حیله
Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the root ح و ل (ḥ-w-l); compare حَاوَلَ (ḥāwala, “to try, to deceive by artifice”).
Noun[edit]
حِيلَة • (ḥīla) f (plural حِيَل (ḥiyal) or حِيلَات (ḥīlāt))
- trick, artifice, maneuver
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:98:
- إِلَّا ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَاءِ وَٱلْوِلْدَانِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةً وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ سَبِيلًا
- ʔillā l-mustaḍʕafīna mina r-rijāli wan-nisāʔi wal-wildāni lā yastaṭīʕūna ḥīlatan walā yahtadūna sabīlan
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- shift
- means to an end
- dodge
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun حِيلَة (ḥīla)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حِيلَة ḥīla |
الْحِيلَة al-ḥīla |
حِيلَة ḥīlat |
| Nominative | حِيلَةٌ ḥīlatun |
الْحِيلَةُ al-ḥīlatu |
حِيلَةُ ḥīlatu |
| Accusative | حِيلَةً ḥīlatan |
الْحِيلَةَ al-ḥīlata |
حِيلَةَ ḥīlata |
| Genitive | حِيلَةٍ ḥīlatin |
الْحِيلَةِ al-ḥīlati |
حِيلَةِ ḥīlati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | حِيلَتَيْن ḥīlatayn |
الْحِيلَتَيْن al-ḥīlatayn |
حِيلَتَيْ ḥīlatay |
| Nominative | حِيلَتَانِ ḥīlatāni |
الْحِيلَتَانِ al-ḥīlatāni |
حِيلَتَا ḥīlatā |
| Accusative | حِيلَتَيْنِ ḥīlatayni |
الْحِيلَتَيْنِ al-ḥīlatayni |
حِيلَتَيْ ḥīlatay |
| Genitive | حِيلَتَيْنِ ḥīlatayni |
الْحِيلَتَيْنِ al-ḥīlatayni |
حِيلَتَيْ ḥīlatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حِيَل; حِيلَات ḥiyal; ḥīlāt |
الْحِيَل; الْحِيلَات al-ḥiyal; al-ḥīlāt |
حِيَل; حِيلَات ḥiyal; ḥīlāt |
| Nominative | حِيَلٌ; حِيلَاتٌ ḥiyalun; ḥīlātun |
الْحِيَلُ; الْحِيلَاتُ al-ḥiyalu; al-ḥīlātu |
حِيَلُ; حِيلَاتُ ḥiyalu; ḥīlātu |
| Accusative | حِيَلًا; حِيلَاتٍ ḥiyalan; ḥīlātin |
الْحِيَلَ; الْحِيلَاتِ al-ḥiyala; al-ḥīlāti |
حِيَلَ; حِيلَاتِ ḥiyala; ḥīlāti |
| Genitive | حِيَلٍ; حِيلَاتٍ ḥiyalin; ḥīlātin |
الْحِيَلِ; الْحِيلَاتِ al-ḥiyali; al-ḥīlāti |
حِيَلِ; حِيلَاتِ ḥiyali; ḥīlāti |
References[edit]
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “حيلة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN