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الحيلة

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to groups of animals, specifically goats and sheep. It also encompasses concepts of change, strength, and specific geographical or historical locations. Additionally, it includes terms for tools and a specific vocalization used with goats.

Derived headwords

الحِيلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Herd of goatsclassical

    A large group or collection of goats.

  2. 2.
    Flock of sheepclassical

    A group or collection of sheep.

  3. 3.
    Accumulation of stonesclassical

    Stones that roll down from the side of a mountain to its base, accumulating in large numbers.

  4. 4.
    A place nameclassical

    A location in the region of Al-Sarāt.

الاحتيالnoun
  1. 1.
    Cunningboth

    The act of employing stratagems or trickery; craftiness.

الحِيَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Stratagemsboth

    Plural of 'hīlah', referring to tricks, stratagems, or cunning plans.

  2. 2.
    Strengthclassical

    Power or might.

  3. 3.
    Pool of waterclassical

    Water that has collected and stagnated in the bottom of a valley.

  4. 4.
    A place nameclassical

    A location situated between the city of Medina and the area of Khaybar.

أَحْيَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Pools of waterclassical

    Plural of 'ḥayl', referring to stagnant water collected in valleys.

حُيُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Pools of waterclassical

    Plural of 'ḥayl', referring to stagnant water collected in valleys.

يوم الحيلname
  1. 1.
    The Day of Al-Ḥīlclassical

    A specific day of historical significance among the Arabs.

حَيْلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A location from which the channel in the middle of Aleppo originates.

الحَيْلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Agricultural toolclassical

    Iron implements attached to wood, used for treading down a haystack or pile of harvested crops.

حَالَ يَحِيلُ حَيْلُولَةًverb
  1. 1.
    To changeboth

    To undergo a transformation or alteration in state or condition.

حَيْل حَيْلother
  1. 1.
    Goat herding callclassical

    A vocalization or call used to drive or direct goats.

Parallel reading

الحيلة: جماعة المعزى، أو القطيع من الغنم
Al-ḥīlah: a group of goats, or a flock of sheep.
وحجارة تحدر من جانب الجبل إلى أسفله حتى تكثر
And stones that roll down from the side of the mountain to its base until they become numerous.
ود بالسراة
And a place in Al-Sarāt.
واسم من الاحتيال
And a name for cunning/trickery.
كالحيل والحول
Like stratagems and strength.
والحيل: القوة
And Al-ḥīl: strength.
والماء المستنقع في بطن واد
And stagnant water in the bottom of a valley.
وع بين المدينة وخيبر
And a place between Medina and Khaybar.
ويوم الحيل: من أيامهم
And the Day of Al-Ḥīl: one of their days.
وحيلان: ة منها مخرج القناة التي في وسط حلب
And Ḥaylān: a place from which the canal in the middle of Aleppo emerges.
والحيلان، بالكسر: الحدائد بخشبها يداس بها الكدس
And Al-Ḥaylān, with kasra: iron implements with wood, used to tread down the haystack.
وحال يحيل حيولا: تغير
And ḥāla yaḥīlu ḥayūlah: to change.
وحيل حيل، كجير: زجر للمعزى
And ḥayl ḥayl, like jīr: a call to drive goats.