مُعَايَاةٌ

[verbal noun of عَايَا] signifies The saying, or doing, a thing to [the understanding of] which the right direction is not to be found: (S:) or, as also ↓ تَعْيِيَةٌ [verbal noun of عَيَّا], the uttering speech to [the understanding of] which the right direction is not to be found; (K, TA;) making one's speech enigmatical, or obscure; synonym إِلْغَازٌ: or doing a deed to [the understanding of] the way, or manner, of which the right direction is not to be found. (TA.) One says, إِيّاكَ وَمَسَايءِلَ المُعَايَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا صَعْبَةُ المُعَانَاةِ [Avoid thou the questions of enigmatical, or obscure, diction; for they are difficult to be endured]: and عَايَاهُ, [He addressed to him enigmatical, or obscure, speech, (like حَاجَاهُ, and لَاغَزَهُ,)] verbal noun مُعَايَاةٌ. (TA. [See also أُعْيِيَّةٌ.])