حيلة
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 • (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
- ʾillā l-mustaḍʿafīna mina r-rijāli wan-nisāʾi wal-wildāni lā yastaṭīʿūna ḥīlatan walā yahtadūna sabīlan
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- shift
- means to an end
- dodge
Declension
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
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “حيلة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN