حيل

See also: جيل‎, خيل‎, چیل‎, and جیل‎

Arabic

Noun

حِيَل • (ḥiyal) f pl

  1. plural of حِيلَة‎ (ḥīla)

Verb

حِيلَ • (ḥīla) (form I)

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of حَالَ‎ (ḥāla)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَيْل‎ (ḥayl). Cognate with Hebrew חַיִל‎ (ḥayil) and Zoharic Aramaic חיל‎.

Pronunciation

Adverb

حيل • (ḥēl)

  1. 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

  1. 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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈħeːl/, [ˈħe̞ːl]

Noun

حيل • (ḥēl) m (plural حيول‎ (ḥiyūl) or أحيال‎ (ʾaḥyāl))

  1. power, strength
  2. 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

From Arabic حِيَل‎ (ḥiyal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈħijal/

Noun

حيل • (ḥiyal) (plural)

  1. plural of حيلة‎ (ḥīla, “trick, expedient”)
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