Where does “حیله” come from?

حیله (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic حيلة — trick, artifice, maneuver; shift; means to an end.

حیله (Ottoman Turkish): artifice, ruse, stratagem, ploy, device, any deceptive tactic designed to gain the upper hand

Definitions

  1. artifice, ruse, stratagem, ploy, device, any deceptive tactic designed to gain the upper hand

Ancestry of “حیله”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحيلةtrick, artifice, maneuver; shift; means to an end

Words derived from “حیله”

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