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Where does “hal” come from?

hal (Indonesian) comes from Malay hal, from Arabic حَال — case, state of things; state, condition;...

hal (Indonesian): circumstance, state, condition; affair, case,...

Definitions

  1. circumstance, state, condition; affair, case,...

Ancestry of “hal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhalthing; circumstance, state, condition; affair,...
2Arabicحَالcase, state of things; state, condition;...
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