halal C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /həˈlɑl/ UK /hæˈlæl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj permissible under Islamic law, especially of food The restaurant serves only halal meat. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · permissible under islamic... permissiblelawfulpermitted ↔ Opposites haramforbidden Etymology AI details From Arabic ḥalāl ('lawful, permitted'), from the root ḥ-l-l meaning 'to be lawful, to untie'. ḥalāl Arabic View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # halal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /həˈlɑl/ **IPA (UK):** /hæˈlæl/ ## Meanings 1. permissible under Islamic law, especially of food ## Examples - The restaurant serves only halal meat. ## Synonyms - permissible - lawful - permitted ## Antonyms - haram - forbidden ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ḥalāl ## Etymology From Arabic ḥalāl ('lawful, permitted'), from the root ḥ-l-l meaning 'to be lawful, to untie'. ## AI Etymology Halal comes from Arabic ḥalāl ('lawful, permitted'), from the root ḥ-l-l meaning 'to be lawful, to untie'. The form preserves a compact historical development in which the older wording and the present sense remain closely connected. As an adjective and noun, it carries the sense "permissible under Islamic law, especially of food", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Arabic ḥalāl. ## Topics - Food & Drink - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown