Etymograph

English

halala

Halala comes from Persian حلاله.

  1. Persianc. 900–presentحلالهhalâla
  2. Urdumodernحلالہhalāla
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1972halala

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Persianc. 900–presentحلالهhalâla
  2. Urdumodernحلالہhalāla
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1972halala

Earliest quotation: 1972, Ahmad Said: “Since remarriage is not permitted after three divorces, they…”

Every English word from Persian حلاله

Another origin of halala

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentهَلَلَةhalala‘halala, a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia equal to one hundredth of a riyal’
  2. Englishtodayhalala

Today it means

noun 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.

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Etymograph / Persian حلاله / halala

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