Where does “حیله‌گر” come from?

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

حیله‌گر (Persian): sly

Definitions

  1. sly

Ancestry of “حیله‌گر”, step by step

حیله‌گر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian حیله

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianحیلهdeception, fraud; trick; trickery
2Arabicحيلةtrick, artifice, maneuver; shift; means to an end

via Persian ـگر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـگر-er

Words derived from “حیله‌گر

Every word from Arabic حيلة