حُوَّلٌ
Root: حول
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حُوَّلٌ
, applied to a man, signifies بَصِيرُ بِتَحْوِيلِ
الأُمُورِ [i. e. Knowing, skilful, or intelligent, in turning affairs over, or about, in his mind, considering what may be their results, and so managing them]; as also حُوَّلٌ قُلَّبٌ, and حُوَّلِىٌّ قُلَّبٌ, and حُوَّلِىٌّ قُلَّبِىٌّ, and
حَوَّالٌ ; and
حُوَلَةٌ signifies
مُحْتَالٌ [i. e. one who exercises art, artifice, cunning, ingenuity, or skill, and excellence of consideration or deliberation, and ability to manage according to his own free will, with subtilty; &c.; see the verb of which مُحْتَالٌ is the part. n.]: or حُوَّلٌ and
حُوَلٌ and
حُوَلَةٌ and
and
حُوَّلِىٌّ , [in the CK, erroneously, حَوْلٰى,] like سُكَّرِىٌّ, [in the CK like سَكْرىٰ,] and
and
and
حَوَلْوَلٌ , signify شَدِيدُ الاِحْتِيَالِ [i. e. one who exercises great art, artifice, &c.]: all of these forms are mentioned by ISd, except حُوْلَةٌ and حُوَّلِىٌّ: accord. to some, قُلَّبٌ حُوَّلٌ signifies experienced, or expert, in affairs; or one who has been tried, or proved, and strengthened by experience in affairs: and
حَوِلٌ signifies the same as حُوَّلٌ; having much
حِيلَة [i. e. art, artifice, &c.]: accord. to analogy, it should be [حَالٌ,] like مَالٌ and صَاتٌ as epithets applied to a man: حَيَّالٌ, also, [in like manner,] signifies صَاحِبُ حِيلَةٍ [i. e. one who exercises art, artifice, &c., as above]; and so
حِيَلِىٌّ [from حِيَلٌ, pl. of, or syn. with, حِيلَةٌ]: and
[mentioned above (in the CK, erroneously, in this instance, حَواوِل)] signifies also cunning, or intelligent, or skilful and knowing; and quick and sharp or vigorous or effective; syn. مُنْكَرٌ كَمِيشٌ; applied to a man.
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