حيل
Arabic
Etymology 1
Noun
حِيَل • (ḥiyal) f pl
- plural of حِيلَة (ḥīla)
Etymology 2
Verb
حِيلَ • (ḥīla) (form I) /ħiː.la/
- third-person masculine singular past passive of حَالَ (ḥāla)
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic حَيْل (ḥayl). Cognate with Hebrew חַיִל (ḥayil), Zoharic Aramaic חיל, and Classical Syriac ܚܲܝܠܵܐ.
Pronunciation
Adverb
حيل • (ḥēl)
- very, strongly, heavily, a lot
- لعبة السوني كانت قوية حيل ― liʕbat is-sōni kānat qawīya ḥēl ― The PlayStation game was really good
Noun
حيل • (ḥēl) m
- power, strength (usually used in prepositional expressions with في (fī)+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
Etymology 1
From Arabic حَيْل (ḥayl), compare Standard Arabic حَوْل (ḥawl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈħeːl/, [ˈħe̞ːl]
Noun
حيل • (ḥēl) m (plural حيول (ḥiyūl) or أحيال (ʾaḥyāl))
- power, strength
- willpower
- Synonym: خِلْق (ḵilg, ḵulg)
- ما فِيني/فِيَّ حيل أقوم أغسل ملابسي
- mā fīni/fiyya ḥēl agūm ʾaḡsil/ʾaḡassil malābsi
- I do not have strength to stand up (to go) to wash my clothes
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈħijal/
Noun
حيل • (ḥiyal) (plural)