s. m, Corrupted from the Arabic word Hílah. Occupation, work, employment; stratagem, trick, pretence, excuse:—hílá hawálá, s. m. Tergiversation, chicanery:—hílá karná, v. a. To remedy, to work:—hílá wasílá, s. m. Employment and protection, one by whose aid employment is obtained; whatever aids one in getting employment:—híls rijak baháṉe maut. Earning must have some means, as death must have a pretence.