halis

See also: halís and halíš

Catalan

Verb

halis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of halar

Ladino

Alternative forms

• halís

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خالص (halis), from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ).

Adjective

halis (Hebrew spelling חאליס)

1. authentic; original; natural

   Synonyms: auténtiko, puro

   • 2000, La Lettre Sépharade‎^[1], numbers 1–19, La Lettre Sépharade, page 9:

     Mi padre tambyen favlava el ladino ma konoseva de mas el turko, el franses i el grego, ke favlava sin el mizmo aksento ke teniyamos, los otros, i pareseva grego halis.

     My father also spoke Judezmo but he knew more Turkish, French and Greek; he spoke without the same accent that we ourselves had, and he seemed like [an] authentic Greek.

Adverb

halis (Hebrew spelling חאליס)

1. certainly; definitely; surely; no doubt

   Synonyms: seguro, de sierto, bevaday

   • (Can we date this quote?), Folkmasa‎^[2], archived from the original on 27 January 2025:

     manyana viene halis

     Tomorrow certainly comes.

Saisiyat

Noun

halis

1. plantain

Turkish

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ)

Ottoman Turkish خالص (halis)

Turkish halis

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خالص (halis), from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ).

Adjective

halis

1. (dated) pure, unmixed

   Synonyms: doğal, has, katışıksız, öz, saf, som

Etymology 2

Clipping of halüsinasyon (“hallucination”).

Noun

halis (definite accusative halisi, uncountable)

1. (chiefly Internet, slang) abbreviation of halüsinasyon (“hallucination”)

   Karizman halis mi?

   Is your charisma a hallucination?

Usage notes

• For those who are confused, this meaning has a meaning like "is it real?". Thinking through the example above, the person asking the question thinks it's too good to be true because they like the charisma of the other person so much.

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “halis”, in Nişanyan Sözlük