حيلة
See also: حیله
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ح و ل (ḥ w l) |
| 31 terms |
Etymology
Compare حَاوَلَ (ḥāwala, “to try, to deceive by artifice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ħiː.la/
Noun
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
| 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 |
Descendants
- Maltese: ħila
- → Azerbaijani: hiylə
- → Kazakh: айла (aila)
- → Ottoman Turkish: حیله (hile)
- → Persian: حیله
- → Swahili: hila
- → Uyghur: ھىيلە (hiyle)
- → Uzbek: hiyla
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “حيلة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN