Etymology

halala

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Today it means: A wedlease (temporary marriage) to a stranger undertaken prior to remarriage to an ex, that is to make the remarriage halal, or the woman halala f to marry. Full definition →

Urdu حلالہ ← Persian حلاله
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halala · noun1

  1. Persian · derived fromحلاله
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromحلالہ
  3. English todayhalala

From Urdu حلالہ (halāla), the practice being called in Eastern Persian حلاله (halâla), while Iranian Persian uses محلل (mohallal), the Arabic term being تَحْلِيل (taḥlīl), scilicet نِكَاح التَحْلِيل (nikāḥ at-taḥlīl), زَوَاج التَحْلِيل (zawāj at-taḥlīl).

halala · noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromهَلَلَة
  2. English todayhalala

From Arabic هَلَلَة (halala).

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