halal
UK/həˈlæl//həˈlɑːl/
halal adjective: allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
Adjective
halal (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
- Antonyms:
- haram
- 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
- Synonyms:
- by the book, proper, rightful, homodox, kosher, orthodox, allowed, conventional, customary, natural
Adverb
halal (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
Verb
halal (third-person singular simple present halals, present participle halalling, simple past and past participle halalled)
- To make halal.
- to allow
halal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
halal in Hindi
- in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do
- हलाल halāl
- fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs
- हलाल halāl
halal in Tamil
- ஹலால், ஹலல்
halal in Marathi
- fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs
- हलाल halāl
halal in Urdu
- in general, according to Muslim customs, permissible to have or do
- حَلال halāl
- fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs
- حَلال halāl
More languagesFewer languages
- halal in Bengali
- হালাল halal
- halal in Telugu
- హలాల్, హలల్, హలాల్కు
- halal in Malayalam
- ഹലാൽ, ഹലൽ, ഹലാലിലേക്ക്
- halal in Kannada
- ಹಲಾಲ್
- halal in Punjabi
- ਹਲਾਲ, ਹਲਾਲਿੰਗ
- halal in Gujarati
- હલાલ halāl
- halal in Odia
- ହଲାଲ, ହାଲାଲ, ହାଲାଲକୁ
- halal in Nepali
- हलाल, हालाल
- halal in Tagalog
- halal
- halal in Arabic
- حَلَال ḥalāl
- halal in Malay
- halal
- halal in Indonesian
- halal
- halal in Thai
- ฮาลาล haa-laan
Synonyms of halal
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Antonyms
Forms of halal
| third-person singular present | halals |
|---|---|
| present participle | halalling |
| past participle | halalled |
| past | halalled |
Origin of halal
Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).
Words formed from halal
Phrases with halal
Words that rhyme with halal
Questions about halal
- What does halal mean?
- Halal means allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- What is halal in Hindi?
- Halal in Hindi is हलाल (halāl). See Halal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is halal?
- Halal can be an adjective, an adverb or a verb.
- How do you pronounce halal?
- Halal is pronounced /həˈlɑːl/ (US).
Words near halal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: halal (page history and authors); halal (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); halal (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); halal (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); halal (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); halal (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); halal (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); halal (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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