LL-L "Etymology" 2003.02.17 (03) [E]

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From: Ruud Harmsen <rh at rudhar.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2003.02.15 (06) [D/E]

Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: Etymology / words kosher & halal

> I have some questions about the true etymology of "Kosher" and "Halal"

R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>:
> "Halal" (_ħalâl_) is, roughly speaking, the Arabic equivalent of
> "kosher."

The meaning of the Arabic word halal is "(that which is) allowed, permitted
or permissible". Possible transcriptions of the word include ħalâl, ḥalāl
and ħala:l.
In Arabic it is spelled حلال. The root of the word is h-l-l, or حلّ in
Arabic script. That verb has meanings like to untie, unbind, unfasten,
unravel, solve, decipher.
Source: Arabic-English Dictionary, by Hans Wehr, edited by J.M. Cowan, 1976.
The meaning of the adjective is probably connected with derived verb stem
IV, 'aktaba (source: Teach yourself Arabic, A.S. Tritton, 1958), which among
other things can mean "to declare lawful, legally permissible, allow".
The opposite of halal is haram, for which in the dictionary I find both
ħaram ( حرم ) and ħara:m ( حرام ).
ħaram means forbidden, prohibited, but also taboo, holy, sacred, sacrosanct.
ħara:m means forbidden, prohibited, unlawful; offense, sin; inviolable,
taboo; sacred, sacrosanct

PS. This was my first attempt at sending a message to the list that heavily
relies on UTF-8. If it isn't properly readible, perhaps the web version at
http://rudhar.com/etymolog/halal.htm is.

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