حيل

See also: جيل, خيل, چیل, and جیل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun

حِيَل • (ḥiyal) f pl

1. plural of حِيلَة (ḥīla)

Etymology 2

Verb

حِيلَ • (ḥīla) (form I) /ħiː.la/

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

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ħeːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

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”)