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title: halal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «halal» in the school dictionary: Halal means allowed by Islamic law; it is used especially for food, such as meat from animals killed in the correct way, and no pork or alcohol. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# halal

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**Who acts:** Halal, halal shop, opposite, friend, school canteen, Pork · **What happens:** mean, allow, use, kill, sell, be · **To what, where:** Halal, animals, correct way, halal food, anything, Islam · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«halal» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [halal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/halal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Islam — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Halal means allowed by Islamic law; it is used especially for food, such as meat from animals killed in the correct way, and no pork or alcohol.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halal:m1:1
# text = Halal means allowed by Islamic law; it is used especially for food, such as meat from animals killed in the correct way, and no pork or alcohol.
1	Halal	halal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
20	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
27	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	28	det	_	_
28	pork	pork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Halal |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **allow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by Islamic law | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 3 | **use** | present · passive |  | Halal |  |  |  | for food and meat from animals; especially *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for food=Eventuality |
| 4 | **kill** | participle |  | animals *not said here* |  | the correct way |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A halal shop or restaurant sells halal food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halal:m2:1
# text = A halal shop or restaurant sells halal food.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	halal	halal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	halal	halal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | a halal shop or restaurant | halal food |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: Islam — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Halal can mean anything allowed in Islam; the opposite is haram (forbidden).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halal:m3:1
# text = Halal can mean anything allowed in Islam; the opposite is haram (forbidden).
1	Halal	halal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Islam	Islam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	opposite	opposite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	haram	haram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Halal | anything |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Topic |
| 2 | **allow** | participle |  |  |  | Islam |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the opposite | haram |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **forbid** | participle |  | haram *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend eats only halal meat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halal:x1:1
# text = My friend eats only halal meat.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	halal	halal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | My friend | halal meat |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meat=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school canteen has a halal option every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halal:x2:1
# text = The school canteen has a halal option every day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	halal	halal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	option	option	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the school canteen | a halal option |  |  | day |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent option=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pork is never halal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halal:x3:1
# text = Pork is never halal.
1	Pork	pork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	halal	halal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Pork |  |  |  |  | halal *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We bought chicken at the halal butcher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halal:x4:1
# text = We bought chicken at the halal butcher.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	halal	halal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	butcher	butcher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | We | chicken |  | the halal butcher |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent chicken=Theme at butcher=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Muslims check if sweets are halal because some gelatine comes from pigs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halal:x5:1
# text = Many Muslims check if sweets are halal because some gelatine comes from pigs.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	check	check	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	halal	halal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	gelatine	gelatine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present | Many Muslims |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | sweets |  |  |  |  | halal *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **come** | present | some gelatine |  |  |  |  | from pigs | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from pig=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The restaurant sign says «Halal».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halal:x6:1
# text = The restaurant sign says «Halal».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Halal	halal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the restaurant sign | Halal |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent halal=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Islam, halal means what is allowed and haram means what is forbidden.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halal:x7:1
# text = In Islam, halal means what is allowed and haram means what is forbidden.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Islam	Islam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	halal	halal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	haram	haram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | halal |  |  | Islam |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **allow** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **mean** | present | haram |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **forbid** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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