נכלא

Aramaic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛklɑʔ/

Noun

נכלא • (transliteration needed) m (plural נכלא)

1. guile, deceit, treachery

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ל־א (k-l-ʾ)

Passive of כָּלָא (kalá), from the root כ־ל־א (k-l-').

Verb

נִכְלָא • (nikhlá) (nif'al construction, active counterpart כָּלָא)

1. To be jailed: to be confined in a jail or prison.
2. (נִכְלָא, nikhlá) Masculine singular present participle and present tense of נִכְלָא (nikhlá).