ਹਲਾਲੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حلال (halāl), from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl). Compare Old Hindi हलाल (halāla).

Noun

ਹਲਾਲੁ (halālu) m (Islam)

  1. what is permitted in Islam
  2. meat slaughtered in Muslim fashion
  3. righteousness

Descendants

  • Punjabi: halāl
    Gurmukhi script: ਹਲਾਲ
    Shahmukhi script: حَلال

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਹਲਾਲੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 62
  • “ਹਲਾਲੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
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