حيل
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
حِيَل • (ḥiyal) f pl
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
Gulf Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic حَيْل (ḥayl). Cognate with Hebrew חַיִל (ḥayil), Zoharic Aramaic חיל, and Classical Syriac ܚܲܝܠܵܐ.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
حيل • (ḥēl)
- very, strongly, heavily, a lot
- لعبة السوني كانت قوية حيل ― liʕbat is-sōni kānat qawīya ḥēl ― The PlayStation game was really good
Noun edit
حيل • (ḥēl) m
- 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 edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
حيل • (ḥēl) m (plural حيول (ḥiyūl) or أحيال (ʾaḥyāl))
- power, strength
- 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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
حيل • (ḥiyal) (plural)