halala

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 (plural halalas)

1. (Islam) 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.
   • 1972, Ahmad Said, Fear of hell: translation of Dozakh ka khatka:

     Since remarriage is not permitted after three divorces, they arrange Halala with some one, that is, on the condition that he divorces her, the next day after marriage.

   • 1998, Ida Glaser, Partners Or Prisoners?: Christians Thinking about Women and Islam:

     In the past my Mullah friend had performed halalas but now he lived according to the law of Christ which forbade him to do such an evil act.

   • 2011, Flavia Agnes, Family Law: Volume 1: Family Laws and Constitutional Claims:

     However, it is also stated that the process of halala cannot be used as a device to re-marry the former spouse. It must happen in the natural course of events.

From Arabic هَلَلَة (halala).

halala (plural halalas)

1. A monetary unit of Saudi Arabia equal to one hundredth of a riyal.
   • 1996, Gordon Robison, Arab Gulf States: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & the United Arab Emirates:

     This is annoying, but the difference in price is only a few halalas and arguing, in my experience, is pointless.

• halaal

From Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

• IPA^(key): [haˈlala]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Hyphenation: ha‧la‧la

halala (accusative singular halalan, plural halalaj, accusative plural halalajn)

1. halal

• halaligi (“to make halal”)

halala

1. poor

halala

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of halar combined with la