halis

See also: halíš

Catalan

Verb

halis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of halar

Saisiyat

Noun

halis

1. plantain

Turkish

Etymology 1

Clipping of halüsinasyon (“hallucination”).

Noun

halis (definite accusative halisi, uncountable)

1. (chiefly Internet) 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.

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

halis

1. (dated) pure, unmixed

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

Further reading

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