حلال

See also: خلال

Arabic

Alternative forms

• حَلٰل (ḥalāl) (classical spelling)

Etymology

Root
ح ل ل (ḥ-l-l)

Compare حَلَّ (ḥalla, “to be allowed, to be lawful”), Classical Syriac ܚܠܠ (ḥallel, “to cleanse, to purify”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Standard Arabic) IPA^(key): /ħa.laːl/

• (Egypt, Central Arabia, Morocco, Algeria) IPA^(key): [ħæˈlæːl]
• (Levantine) IPA^(key): [ħaˈlaːl]
• (Persian Gulf) IPA^(key): [ʜɐˈlɑːl]
• (Tunisia) IPA^(key): [ħɑˈlæːl], [ħɑ.ˈleːl], [ˈħleːl]

Adjective

حَلَال • (ḥalāl)

1. allowed, permitted, allowable, admissible, permissible.
   1. (Islam) halal, that which is permitted by God.
2. lawful, legal, licit, legitimate.

Declension

Declension of adjective حَلَال (ḥalāl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَلَال ḥalāl	الْحَلَال al-ḥalāl	حَلَال ḥalāl	الْحَلَال al-ḥalāl
Nominative	حَلَالٌ ḥalālun	الْحَلَالُ al-ḥalālu	حَلَالٌ ḥalālun	الْحَلَالُ al-ḥalālu
Accusative	حَلَالًا ḥalālan	الْحَلَالَ al-ḥalāla	حَلَالًا ḥalālan	الْحَلَالَ al-ḥalāla
Genitive	حَلَالٍ ḥalālin	الْحَلَالِ al-ḥalāli	حَلَالٍ ḥalālin	الْحَلَالِ al-ḥalāli
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَلَال ḥalāl	الْحَلَال al-ḥalāl	حَلَال ḥalāl	الْحَلَال al-ḥalāl
Nominative	حَلَالٌ ḥalālun	الْحَلَالُ al-ḥalālu	حَلَالٌ ḥalālun	الْحَلَالُ al-ḥalālu
Accusative	حَلَالًا ḥalālan	الْحَلَالَ al-ḥalāla	حَلَالًا ḥalālan	الْحَلَالَ al-ḥalāla
Genitive	حَلَالٍ ḥalālin	الْحَلَالِ al-ḥalāli	حَلَالٍ ḥalālin	الْحَلَالِ al-ḥalāli
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَلَال ḥalāl	الْحَلَال al-ḥalāl	حَلَال ḥalāl	الْحَلَال al-ḥalāl
Nominative	حَلَالٌ ḥalālun	الْحَلَالُ al-ḥalālu	حَلَالٌ ḥalālun	الْحَلَالُ al-ḥalālu
Accusative	حَلَالًا ḥalālan	الْحَلَالَ al-ḥalāla	حَلَالًا ḥalālan	الْحَلَالَ al-ḥalāla
Genitive	حَلَالٍ ḥalālin	الْحَلَالِ al-ḥalāli	حَلَالٍ ḥalālin	الْحَلَالِ al-ḥalāli

Antonyms

• حَرَام (ḥarām)

Noun

حَلَال • (ḥalāl) m

1. verbal noun of حَلَّ (ḥalla, “to be permitted”) (form I)
2. lawful possession

Declension

Declension of noun حَلَال (ḥalāl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَال ḥalāl	الْحَلَال al-ḥalāl	حَلَال ḥalāl
Nominative	حَلَالٌ ḥalālun	الْحَلَالُ al-ḥalālu	حَلَالُ ḥalālu
Accusative	حَلَالًا ḥalālan	الْحَلَالَ al-ḥalāla	حَلَالَ ḥalāla
Genitive	حَلَالٍ ḥalālin	الْحَلَالِ al-ḥalāli	حَلَالِ ḥalāli

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ha.ˈlɑːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.lɑ́ːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.lɑ́ːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lɑ́ːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lɔ́ːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæ.lɒ́ːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.lɔ́l]

Readings
Classical reading?	halāl
Dari reading?	halāl
Iranian reading?	halâl
Tajik reading?	halol

Adjective

Dari	حلال
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҳалол

حلال • (halâl) (comparative حلال‌تَر (halâl-tar), superlative حلال‌تَرین (halâl-tarin))

1. (Islam) halal
2. legitimate
3. permissible

Antonyms

• حرام (harâm)

Noun

حلال • (hallâl)

1. solvent

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ل ل
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.laːl/, [ħaˈlæːl]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Adjective

حلال • (ḥalāl)

1. permissible, allowed

   Synonym: مسموح (masmūḥ)

2. lawful, legitimate

   Synonym: شرعي (šarʕi)

3. (Islam) halal

Antonyms

• حرام (ḥarām)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حلال (halāl), from Arabic حَلال (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦə.lɑːl/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːl

Adjective

حَلال • (halāl) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling हलाल)

1. halal
2. lawful, permissible
3. rightful
4. hard-earned

References

• “حلال”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “حلال”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu حلال (halāl).

Noun

حلال (halāl)

1. lawful, permissible
2. rightful
3. (Islam) halal