Arabic vocabulary

دَهَاءcunning in Arabic

دَهَاء is how you say “cunning” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

ومن عاش فيه بالحيل والمكر والدهاء فلا بد له من خزي في الدنيا ومقت في الأخرى وإن تسود هذا،
Whoever lives by deceit, trickery, and cunning will inevitably face disgrace in this world and contempt in the next, even if they gain prominence.
وَالدَّهَاءِ — and cunning. Another 'wa-'-joined item in the same genitive run — 'cunning / shrewdness'. It closes the list of his deceitful tools: tricks, scheming, and guile. Its ending matches its fellows.
From: Intention in Islam →

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