حيلة

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See also: حیله

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح و ل (ḥ-w-l); compare حَاوَلَ (ḥāwala, to try, to deceive by artifice).

Noun

حِيلَة (ḥīlaf (plural حِيَل (ḥiyal))

  1. trick, artifice, maneuver
  2. shift
  3. means to an end
  4. dodge

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حيلة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN