دهاء

Arabic

Root
د ه ي (d-h-y)

Etymology

Verbal noun of دَهِيَ (dahiya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.haːʔ/

Noun

دَهَاء • (dahāʔ) m

1. verbal noun of دَهِيَ (dahiya) (form I)
2. astuteness, shrewdness, canniness, savviness, slyness, cunningness

Declension

Declension of noun دَهَاء (dahāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَهَاء dahāʔ	الدَّهَاء ad-dahāʔ	دَهَاء dahāʔ
Nominative	دَهَاءٌ dahāʔun	الدَّهَاءُ ad-dahāʔu	دَهَاءُ dahāʔu
Accusative	دَهَاءً dahāʔan	الدَّهَاءَ ad-dahāʔa	دَهَاءَ dahāʔa
Genitive	دَهَاءٍ dahāʔin	الدَّهَاءِ ad-dahāʔi	دَهَاءِ dahāʔi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: dəha
• → Ottoman Turkish: دهاء (dehâ)
  • → Turkish: deha
• → Uzbek: daho