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 حيلliʕbat is-sōni kānat qawīya ḥēlThe PlayStation game was really good

Noun

حيل (ḥēl) m

  1. power, strength (usually used in prepositional expressions with في ()+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 ملابسيmā fīni/fiyya ḥēl agūm ʾaḡsil/ʾaḡassil malābsiI 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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