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

Descendants

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