halal

adj, adv, verb — 6 senses

halal

adj

US /həˈlɑːl/ · UK /həˈlæl/

Etymology Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

1

Islam, Lifestyle, Religion 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

Islam, Lifestyle, Religion Specifically, Of food Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.

3

Broadly, Figuratively 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:
Derived terms
halal cart, halalflation, halalify, halalisation, halalization, halalize, halalness, halal net, halal snack pack, nonhalal, unhalal

halal

adv

Etymology Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

1

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

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

1

To make halal.

2

Broadly, Figuratively to allow

Related terms
kosher, equivalent in Judaism, jhatka, equivalent in Sikhism

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