Hilal: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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ہلال
هِلَال
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Hilal (ہلال, Arabic هِلَال) means “crescent moon”. It comes from the Arabic root ه ل ل. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ه ل ل.
- Meaning
- crescent moon
- معنی
- نیا چاند
Where it comes from
Lane gives hilāl as the new moon of the first nights of the month.
- Say it
- hi-laalAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ه ل ل