Etymology

From ArabicCategory:English terms borrowed from Arabic#HALALCategory:English terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /həˈlɑːl/Category:English 2-syllable words#HALALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL

  • Audio (US):

    (file)

    Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#HALAL
• (UK) IPA^(key): /həˈlæl/Category:English 2-syllable words#HALALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL
• Rhymes: -ɑːl, -ælCategory:Rhymes:English/ɑːl#HALALCategory:Rhymes:English/ɑːl/2 syllables#HALALCategory:Rhymes:English/æl#HALALCategory:Rhymes:English/æl/2 syllables#HALAL

Adjective

halal (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#HALALCategory:English adjectives#HALALCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#HALALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (IslamCategory:en:Islam#HALAL) Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.

   Synonyms: nonharam, (from Mandarin Chinese) qingzhen

   Antonym: haram

   Hypernyms: acceptable; see also Thesaurus:permissible

   • 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 […]

     Category:English terms with quotations#HALAL

   1. (specifically, of food) Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.
2. (figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice; allowable.

   Synonyms: by the book, proper, rightful; see also Thesaurus:orthodox

   • 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?

     Category:English terms with quotations#HALAL

Adverb

halal (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#HALALCategory:English adverbs#HALALCategory:English uncomparable adverbs#HALALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. 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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#HALAL

Verb

halal (third-person singular simple present halals, present participle halalling, simple past and past participle halalled)Category:English lemmas#HALALCategory:English verbs#HALALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#HALAL) To make halal.
2. (figuratively, by extension) to allow

See also

• kosher, equivalent in Judaism
• jhatka, equivalent (meat-specific) in Sikhism

Anagrams

• Allah, allah

Pronunciation

• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈhalal/Category:Aleut terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL

Verb

halalCategory:Aleut lemmas#HALALCategory:Aleut verbs#HALALCategory:Aleut entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (Western) to turn the head

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Etymology

From ArabicCategory:Azerbaijani terms borrowed from Arabic#HALALCategory:Azerbaijani terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɑˈɫɑɫ]Category:Azerbaijani terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL

• Audio:

  (file)

  Category:Azerbaijani terms with audio pronunciation#HALAL

Adjective

halal (comparative daha halal, superlative ən halal)Category:Azerbaijani lemmas#HALALCategory:Azerbaijani adjectives#HALALCategory:Azerbaijani entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (IslamCategory:az:Islam#HALAL) Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs; halal
2. honest (earned or acquired in a fair manner)

   halal çörək ― honest living (literally, “halal bread”)Category:Azerbaijani terms with usage examples#HALAL

Interjection

halalCategory:Azerbaijani lemmas#HALALCategory:Azerbaijani interjections#HALALCategory:Azerbaijani entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. well-done

   Halaldır sənə! ― Well-done!Category:Azerbaijani terms with usage examples#HALAL

2. Uttered protectively when someone chokes while eating, invoking the idea that the food is rightfully earned and thus should not harm the eater.

References

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “halal”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎ (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 2, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 324

Etymology

Borrowed from ArabicCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Arabic#HALALCategory:Catalan terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈlal]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈlal]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

  Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#HALAL

Adjective

halal (invariable)Category:Catalan lemmas#HALALCategory:Catalan adjectives#HALALCategory:Catalan indeclinable adjectives#HALALCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. halal

   Antonym: haram

   productes halal ― halal productsCategory:Catalan terms with usage examples#HALAL

Further reading

• “halal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Etymology

Borrowed from ArabicCategory:Danish terms borrowed from Arabic#HALALCategory:Danish terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Adjective

halal (neuter halal, plural and definite singular attributive halal)Category:Danish lemmas#HALALCategory:Danish adjectives#HALALCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (chiefly predicative, IslamCategory:da:Islam#HALAL) halal (allowed, especially with regard to food)

Etymology

Borrowed from ArabicCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from Arabic#HALALCategory:Dutch terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦaːˈlɑl/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL

• Audio:

  (file)

  Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#HALAL

Adjective

halal (not comparable)Category:Dutch lemmas#HALALCategory:Dutch adjectives#HALALCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (IslamCategory:nl:Islam#HALAL) allowed, in keeping with Islamic principles

   Antonym: haram

Adverb

halalCategory:Dutch lemmas#HALALCategory:Dutch adverbs#HALALCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (IslamCategory:nl:Islam#HALAL) done in keeping with Islamic principles

Etymology

Borrowed from ArabicCategory:Finnish terms borrowed from Arabic#HALALCategory:Finnish terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑlɑl/, [ˈhɑ̝lɑ̝l]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#HALALCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑlCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlɑl#HALALCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlɑl/2 syllables#HALAL
• Syllabification^(key): ha‧lal
• Hyphenation^(key): ha‧lal

Adjective

halalCategory:Finnish lemmas#HALALCategory:Finnish adjectives#HALALCategory:fi-adj with no 1 or 2#HALALCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (IslamCategory:fi:Islam#HALAL) halal
2. (humorousCategory:Finnish humorous terms#HALAL) permissible, accepted

   Synonyms: košer, laillinen

Further reading

• “halal”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Etymology

From ArabicCategory:Hausa terms borrowed from Arabic#HALALCategory:Hausa terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hà.lâl/Category:Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hà.lâl]Category:Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL

Noun

hàlâl mCategory:Hausa lemmas#HALALCategory:Hausa nouns#HALALCategory:Hausa entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Hausa masculine nouns#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (IslamCategory:ha:Islam#HALAL) any halal act; any act permissible in Islam

   Antonym: haram

Etymology

Inherited from MalayCategory:Indonesian terms inherited from Malay#HALALCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Malay#HALAL halal, from Classical MalayCategory:Indonesian terms inherited from Classical Malay#HALALCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Classical Malay#HALAL halal, from ArabicCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhalal/ [ˈha.lal]Category:Indonesian 2-syllable words#HALALCategory:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL
• Rhymes: -alalCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/alal#HALALCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/alal/2 syllables#HALAL
• Syllabification: ha‧lal

Adjective

halal (comparative lebih halal, superlative paling halal)Category:Indonesian lemmas#HALALCategory:Indonesian adjectives#HALALCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. halal
   1. (IslamCategory:id:Islam#HALAL) permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do
   2. (of food) fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs
2. (of money or items) lawful: conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society

Noun

halal (plural halal-halal)Category:Indonesian lemmas#HALALCategory:Indonesian nouns#HALALCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (archaicCategory:Indonesian terms with archaic senses#HALAL) permission

   Synonym: izin

References

Further reading

• “halal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Etymology

From ArabicCategory:Malay terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha.lal]Category:Malay 2-syllable words#HALALCategory:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

    Category:Malay terms with audio pronunciation#HALAL
• Rhymes: -alal, -lal, -alCategory:Rhymes:Malay/alal#HALALCategory:Rhymes:Malay/lal#HALALCategory:Rhymes:Malay/al#HALALCategory:Rhymes:Malay/al/2 syllables#HALAL
• Hyphenation: ha‧lal

Adjective

halal (comparative lebih halal, superlative paling halal)Category:Malay lemmas#HALALCategory:Malay adjectives#HALALCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (especially IslamCategory:ms:Islam#HALAL) halal, lawful, permissible (according to Muslim religious customs, pertaining to various matters such as food or business practices)

   Antonym: haram

   ditanggung halal ― certified halalCategory:Malay terms with usage examples#HALAL

   mencari rezeki halal ― to make a decent livingCategory:Malay terms with usage examples#HALAL

Etymology

Borrowed from ArabicCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Arabic#HALALCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

Adjective

halal (invariable)Category:Portuguese lemmas#HALALCategory:Portuguese adjectives#HALALCategory:Portuguese indeclinable adjectives#HALALCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (IslamCategory:pt:Islam#HALAL) halal (allowable, according to Muslim religious customs)
2. (of food) halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs)

Further reading

• “halal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “halal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman TurkishCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish#HALALCategory:Romanian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#HALAL حلال (halal).

Interjection

halalCategory:Romanian lemmas#HALALCategory:Romanian interjections#HALALCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. bravo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈlal/ [xaˈlal]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#HALALCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL
• Rhymes: -alCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/al#HALALCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/al/2 syllables#HALAL
• Syllabification: ha‧lal

Adjective

halal (invariable)Category:Spanish lemmas#HALALCategory:Spanish adjectives#HALALCategory:Spanish indeclinable adjectives#HALALCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALAL

1. (IslamCategory:es:Islam#HALAL) halal

   Antonym: haram

Further reading

• “halal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Etymology

Borrowed from ArabicCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from Arabic#HALALCategory:Swedish terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Adjective

halal (not comparable, indeclinable)Category:Swedish lemmas#HALALCategory:Swedish adjectives#HALALCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#HALALCategory:Pages with entries#HALALCategory:Pages with 15 entries#HALALCategory:Swedish indeclinable adjectives#HALAL

1. (IslamCategory:sv:Islam#HALAL) halal

   Antonym: haram

References

• “halal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈlal/ [hɐˈlal]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#HALALCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#HALAL
• Rhymes: -alCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/al#HALALCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/al/2 syllables#HALAL
• Syllabification: ha‧lalCategory:Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation#HALAL

Etymology 1

According to Zorc (1982), borrowed from MalayCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Malay#HALALCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Malay#HALAL halal (“permitted; lawful”), from ArabicCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl). Category:Tagalog terms derived from Arabic#HALALCategory:Tagalog terms derived from the Arabic root ح ل ل#HALAL Compare Kapampangan alal. See also etymology 2.

Etymology 2

Ultimately from ArabicCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Arabic#HALAL حَلَال (ḥalāl). Category:Tagalog terms derived from Arabic#HALALCategory:Tagalog terms derived from the Arabic root ح ل ل#HALAL Compare Maranao halal and Tausug halal.

Further reading

• “halal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎ (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎ (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎ (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 183: “Conſtituir) Halal (pc) [en dignidad] a alguno”
  • page 264: “Elejir) Halal [(pc)] 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