ħila

Maltese
Root
ħ-j-l
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حِيلَة‎ (ḥīla, “ruse, maneuver”). The phrase لَا حِيلةَ لَهُ (lā ḥīlata lahu, literally “he has no maneuver”) is used with a similar meaning as in Maltese; and compare حَيْل‎ (ḥayl, “power”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈħiː.la/

Noun

ħila f (plural ħiliet)

  1. a way, the ability to do something
    M’għandniex ħila ngħinuhom.
    We have no way to help them.
  2. a skill, a personal ability
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