English Explanatory Dictionary

halal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
  2. Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.
  3. In accordance with standards or usual practice; allowable.
adv
  1. In a halal manner; in accordance with Muslim religious customs.
verb
  1. To make halal.
  2. to allow

Pronunciation

/həˈlɑːl/ En-us-halal.ogg /həˈlæl/

Word forms

halal halals halalling halalled

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Synonyms

nonharam qingzhen by the book proper rightful halal homodox kosher orthodox allowed conventional customary natural official routine traditional

Antonyms

haram

Related words

kosher equivalent in Judaism jhatka equivalent in Sikhism

Derived words

halal cart halalflation halalify halalisation halalization halalize halalness halal net halal snack pack nonhalal unhalal

Translations

Afrikaans: halaal Arabic: حَلَال Bengali: হালাল Catalan: halal Chinese Mandarin: 清真 Danish: halal Gujarati: હલાલ Hindi: हलाल Japanese: ハラール Kazakh: адал Malay: halal Persian: حلال Polish: halal Portuguese: halal Russian: халя́льный Swahili: halali Thai: ฮาลาล Turkish: helal
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