B2verb
اِحْتَالَ
iḥtāla
to commit fraud / to swindle
Example
اِحتالَ عَلى العَشَراتِ مِنَ الضَّحايا.
iḥtāla ʿalā l-ʿasharāti mina ḍ-ḍaḥāyā.
He defrauded dozens of victims.
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Arabic root
ح-ي-ل
2 words from this root family
B2noun
اِحْتِيَال
iḥtiyāl
fraud / swindle
Example
كَشَفَتِ التَّحقيقاتُ عَن عَمَلِيَّةِ اِحتِيالٍ كَبيرَة.
kashafati t-taḥqīqātu ʿan ʿamaliyyati ḥtiyālin kabīra.
Investigations uncovered a major fraud operation.