"hila" meaning in Swahili

See hila in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-hila.flac Forms: hila class IX [canonical], hila class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حِيلَة (ḥīla). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|حِيلَة}} Borrowed from Arabic حِيلَة (ḥīla), {{root|sw|ar|ح و ل}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} hila class IX (plural hila class X)
  1. deceit
    Sense id: en-hila-sw-noun-ALmPvmej Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. trick
    Sense id: en-hila-sw-noun-851RSaRu Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
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        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حِيلَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic حِيلَة (ḥīla)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ح و ل"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic حِيلَة (ḥīla).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hila class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hila class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "hila class IX (plural hila class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
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          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "deceit"
      ],
      "id": "en-hila-sw-noun-ALmPvmej",
      "links": [
        [
          "deceit",
          "deceit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
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          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "trick"
      ],
      "id": "en-hila-sw-noun-851RSaRu",
      "links": [
        [
          "trick",
          "trick"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-hila.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/Sw-ke-hila.flac/Sw-ke-hila.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/Sw-ke-hila.flac/Sw-ke-hila.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class IX nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ح و ل"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حِيلَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic حِيلَة (ḥīla)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ح و ل"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic حِيلَة (ḥīla).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hila class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "n"
      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "deceit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deceit",
          "deceit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trick"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trick",
          "trick"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-hila.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/Sw-ke-hila.flac/Sw-ke-hila.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/Sw-ke-hila.flac/Sw-ke-hila.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hila"
}

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