حِيلَةٍtrick in Arabic

Example sentences

• وَأَنَّهُ لَيَزَاوِلُهُ بِكُلِّ حِيلَةٍ

  And that he will assail him with every trick.

  حِيلَةٍ — trick. This noun is governed by the preceding 'every', so it stays singular and (genitive), the shape Arabic uses after 'each/every' even when 'all kinds' are meant. Its indefinite ending keeps it general, 'every trick'. The singular is grammar, not a count of one.

  From: On Reason and Temptation →