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English
Etymology
From Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) .
Pronunciation
A halal restaurant in the United Kingdom.
Adjective
halal (not comparable )
( Islam ) allowable , according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
2014 , Professor Nilüfer Göle, Islam and Public Controversy in Europe , →ISBN , page 176 :[ …] broadening the demand for halal across all product categories, not just in their consumption of meat products [ …]
( of food ) Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.
( figuratively , by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice; allowable .
2008 , Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa , page 120 :Is this kosher? I hear you ask. Is it halal ? Can this really be viewed as strict adherence to the letter and spirit of the competition?
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do
fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs
Adverb
halal (not comparable )
In a halal manner; in accordance with Muslim religious customs.
2020 August 20, Eliezer Brand, “ICE is forcing Muslims to eat pork. My fellow Orthodox Jews: This is our fight!”, in The Forward :Just like eating halal is not a choice for our Muslim brothers and sisters, for us, eating kosher is not voluntary; it’s who we are and as necessary as the oxygen we need for sustenance.
Verb
halal (third-person singular simple present halals , present participle halaling or halalling , simple past and past participle halaled or halalled )
( transitive ) To make halal.
( figuratively , by extension) to allow
See also
Anagrams
Aleut
Pronunciation
Verb
halal
( Western ) to turn the head
References
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
halal (comparative daha halal , superlative ən halal )
( Islam ) Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs; halal
honest ( earned or acquired in a fair manner )
halal çörək ― honest living (literally, “halal bread ”)
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Derived terms
Interjection
halal
well-done
Halal dır sənə! ― Well-done!
Usage notes
May cause indignation if said about something that is obviously not halal (according to the primary sense).
Further reading
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
halal (invariable )
halal
Antonym: haram
productes halal ― halal products
Further reading
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) .
Adjective
halal (neuter halal , plural and definite singular attributive halal )
( chiefly predicative , Islam ) halal (allowed, especially with regard to food )
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
halal (not comparable )
( Islam ) allowed, in keeping with Islamic principles
Usage notes
halal is normally not inflected, instead it is often used as an attributive first element in compounds or simply left uninflected when used as an attributive adjective.
Declension
Antonyms
Adverb
halal
( Islam ) done in keeping with Islamic principles
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
halal
( Islam ) halal
( humorous ) permissible , accepted
Synonyms: košer , laillinen
Usage notes
halal is rarely used as an attributive adjective and is, instead, prefixed to the word uniflected.
Declension
See also
Further reading
Hausa
Etymology
From Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
hàlâl m
( Islam ) any halal act; any act permissible in Islam
Antonym: haram
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay halal , from Classical Malay halal , from Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
halal
halal
( Islam ) permissible , according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do
( of food ) fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs
( of money or items ) lawful : conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
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Noun
halal
( archaic ) permission
Synonym: izin
References
^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993 ) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian ] , Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN , →OCLC
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
halal
( especially Islam ) halal , lawful , permissible ( according to Muslim religious customs, pertaining to various matters such as food or business practices )
Antonym: haram
ditanggung halal ― certified halal
mencari rezeki halal ― to make a decent living
Derived terms
Portuguese
Adjective
halal (invariable )
( of food ) halal ( fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs )
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حلال ( halal ) .
Interjection
halal
bravo
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /aˈlal/
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: ha‧lal
Adjective
halal (invariable )
halal
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) .
Adjective
halal (not comparable )
( Islam ) halal
Usage notes
Uninflected.
Derived terms
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References
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
According to Zorc (1982), borrowed from Malay halal ( “ permitted; lawful ” ) , from Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) . Compare Kapampangan alal . See also etymology 2.
Noun
halál (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜎ᜔ )
act of voting
Synonyms: boto , pagboto
vote
Synonym: boto
( obsolete ) enactment of laws and mandates ; legislation
Synonyms: pagsasabatas , lehislasyon
( law , obsolete ) constitution ; fundamental law
Synonyms: saligang-batas , konstitusyon , utos , batas
Ang halal ng Kapitan, ay huwag magsugal. The fundamental law by the Captain is to not gamble.
Yari ang halal ng Hukom. That is the constitution of the Judge.
( obsolete ) designation ; occupation ; livelihood
Synonyms: katungkulan , gawain , trabaho , hanapbuhay , opisyo , designasyon
Derived terms
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Adjective
halál (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜎ᜔ )
elected ; chosen in an election
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Arabic حَلَال ( ḥalāl ) . Compare Maranao halal and Tausug halal .
Adjective
halál (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜎ᜔ ) ( Islam )
halal ( permissible according to Muslim religious custom )
See also
Further reading
“halal ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860 ) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835 ) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613 ) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero , La Noble Villa de Pila
page 183: “ Conſtituir) Halal (pc) a alguno ”
page 264: “ Elejir) Halal en ofiçio a alguno ”
page 450: “ Ofiçio) Halal (pc) q̃ vno vſa para viuir ”
page 500: “ Proueer) Halal (pc) los ofiçios dela republica ”
page 551: “ Señalar) Halal (pc) ofiçios ”
Zorc, David Paul (1982 ) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3 , page 148