| 释义 |
‖ halala, n.|ˈhalalə|
Also hilalah. Pl. halala, halalas.
[Arab., prob. f. hilāl crescent, crescent-shaped object.]
In Saudi Arabia, a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a rial; a coin of this value.
1961Whitaker's Almanack 1962 962 (table) Saudi Arabia... Riyal of 20 Qursh or 100 Halalas. 1979Amer. Speech LIV. 31 Four name coins:..and Arabic halala, which is the Saudi Arabian unit that is exchanged for petrodollars. 1983N. Lowick in Ṣan'ā' xvi. 308/2 The Imām Aḥmad b. Yaḥyā..issued..a buqshah and hilālah in aluminium. 1987Financial Times 12 Nov. i. 38/2 The Government had raised the price of premium gasoline from 35 halalas a litre..to 53.4 halalas. 1991Newsday (Nassau ed.) 19 Jan. 31/2 The denominations, called halalas, appear on the reverse in both English and Arabic. |