← Root Explorer
Arabic root

ح-ل-ل

4 words from this root family

A2noun
حَلّ
ḥall

solution

Example
وَجَدْنا حَلًّا لِلْمُشْكِلة.
wajadnā ḥallan lil-mushkila.
We found a solution to the problem.
B2noun
تَحْلِيل
taḥlīl

analysis

Example
يَحتاجُ المَوضوعُ إلى تَحليلٍ أَعمَق.
yaḥtāju l-mawḍūʿu ilā taḥlīlin aʿmaq.
The topic needs a deeper analysis.
B2verb
حَلَّلَ
ḥallala

to analyze

Example
حَلَّلَ المُختَبَرُ عَيِّناتِ الدَّم.
ḥallala l-mukhtabaru ʿayyināti d-dam.
The laboratory analyzed the blood samples.
A1adjective
حَلَالٌ
ḥalāl

lawful / permissible

Example
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلُوا مِمَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا
yā ayyuhā an-nāsu kulū mimmā fī al-arḍi ḥalālan ṭayyibā
O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth that is lawful and good (2:168)
Grammar

Adjective. Verb: حَلَّ / أَحَلَّ (to make lawful). Opposite: حَرَامٌ. Often paired with طَيِّبٌ (good, wholesome).

Culture

The halal/haram distinction is foundational to Islamic dietary law and extends to all aspects of Muslim life.