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halal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /həˈlæl/ (UK)
  • /həˈlɑːl/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
    • […] broadening the demand for halal across all product categories, not just in their consumption of meat products […] 2014, Professor Nilüfer Göle, Islam and Public Controversy in Europe, →ISBN, page 176:
  2. (not-comparable, of food, specifically) Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. ▸ Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.
  3. (broadly, figuratively, not-comparable) In accordance with standards or usual practice; allowable.
    • 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? 2008, Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, page 120:

Antonyms

haram · haram

Deriveds

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

Hypernyms

sufferable · permissible · permissible · admissible · supportable · abideable · tolerable · acceptable · allowable · acceptable · sufferable · abideable · acceptable · supportable · admissible · tolerable · acceptable · allowable

Synonyms

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

Translations (71)

mr हलाल (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · sv halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · fa-ira حَلال (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · kk адал (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · fi halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ca halal (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · fa-cls حَلَال (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ar حَلَال (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · uz ҳалол (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ru халя́льный (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · af halaal (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · ja ハラール (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · th ฮาลาล (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · sw halali (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · cmn 清真 (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · sw halali (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ms halal (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · tl halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · id halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · hi हलाल (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · uk халя́льний (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · ur حَلال (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · bn হালাল (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · az halal (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · es halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ur حَلال (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · el χαλάλ (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · th ฮาลาล (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · tr helal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · az halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · pl halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · eo halala (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ja ハラール (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · hu halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · hi हलाल (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ar حَلَال (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ca halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · kk адал (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · nl halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ms halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · uk халя́льний (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ckb حەڵاڵ (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · hy հալալ (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · uz ҳалол (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · tg ҳалол (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · uz halol (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · gu હલાલ (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · tg ҳалол (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · he חלאל (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · pt halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ru халя́льный (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · fr halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · yue 清真 (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · uz halol (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · bn হালাল (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · id halal (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · ko 할랄 (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · ky адал (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · da halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · af halaal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · tl halal (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · de halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · pt halal (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · km ហាឡាល (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · pl halal (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · yue 清真 (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) · fa-cls حَلَال (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · tr helal (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · da halal (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · cmn 清真 (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do) · fa-ira حَلال (in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do)

halal en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /həˈlæl/ (UK)
  • /həˈlɑːl/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In a halal manner; in accordance with Muslim religious customs.
    • 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. 2020 August 20, Eliezer Brand, “ICE is forcing Muslims to eat pork. My fellow Orthodox Jews: This is our fight!”, in The Forward:

halal en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /həˈlæl/ (UK)
  • /həˈlɑːl/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make halal.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) to allow

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
halalled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
halalled Tense=Past lexicographic
halalling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
halals Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

jhatka · kosher · equivalent in Sikhism · equivalent in Judaism