halal vs kosher what difference

what is difference between halal and kosher

English

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَال‎ (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /həˈlɑːl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /həˈlæl/
• Rhymes: -ɑːl, -æl

Adjective

halal (not comparable)

1. (Islam) Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
   • 2014, Professor Nilüfer Göle, Islam and Public Controversy in Europe →ISBN, page 176:

     […] broadening the demand for halal across all product categories, not just in their consumption of meat products […]

2. (of food) Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.
3. (figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice; acceptable.

Synonyms

• nonharam

Antonyms

• haram

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

halal (not comparable)

1. In a halal manner; in accordance with Muslim religious customs.

Verb

halal (third-person singular simple present halals, present participle halaling or halalling, simple past and past participle halaled or halalled)

1. (transitive) To make halal.

See also

• kosher

Anagrams

• Allah, allah

Aleut

Pronunciation

• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈhalal/

Verb

halal

1. (Western) to turn the head

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال‎ (ḥalāl).

Adjective

halal (neuter halal, plural and definite singular attributive halal)

1. (chiefly predicative, Islam) halal (allowed, especially with regard to food)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال‎ (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦaːˈlɑl/

Adjective

halal (not comparable)

1. (Islam) allowed, in keeping with Islamic principles

Usage notes

• halal is normally not inflected, instead it is often used as an attributive first element in compounds or simply left uninflected when used as an attributive adjective.

Inflection

Antonyms

• haram

Adverb

halal

1. (Islam) done in keeping with Islamic principles

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَال‎ (ḥalāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hà.lâl/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hà.lâl]

Noun

hàlâl m

1. (Islam) any halal act; any act permissible in Islam

   Antonym: haram

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay halal, from Classical Malay halal, from Arabic حَلَال‎ (ḥalāl).

Adjective

halal

1. (Islam) Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do; halal
2. (of food) Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs; halal
3. (of money or items) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society; lawful.

Synonyms

• dibenarkan, dibolehkan, diizinkan, diperkenankan, formal, legal, resmi

Antonyms

• haram

Derived terms

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَال‎ (ḥalāl).

Adjective

halal

1. (especially Islam) halal, lawful, permissible (according to Muslim religious customs, pertaining to various matters such as food or business practices)

   Antonym: haram

Derived terms

Portuguese

Adjective

halal (plural halal, comparable)

1. (of food) halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs)

Spanish

Adjective

halal (invariable)

1. halal

English

Etymology

From Yiddish כּשר‎ (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר‎ (kashér).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊʃə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊʃəɹ/
• (rare, Yiddish-influenced) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈkɑʃə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -əʊʃə(ɹ)

Adjective

kosher (comparative more kosher, superlative most kosher)

1. (Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).

2. (figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice.

Antonyms

• treyf

Derived terms

Related terms

• kasher
• kashrut

Translations

Adverb

kosher (not comparable)

1. In a kosher manner; in accordance with kashrut.

Verb

kosher (third-person singular simple present koshers, present participle koshering, simple past and past participle koshered)

1. (transitive) To kasher; to prepare (for example, meat) in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law.

Translations

See also

• halal

Portuguese

Adjective

kosher (plural kosher, comparable)

1. (of food) kosher (prepared in accordance with Jewish religious practices)

Spanish

Adjective

kosher (plural kosheres)

1. kosher

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