नमक हलाली

Hindi

Etymology

नमक (namak, “salt”) +‎ हलाल (halāl, “fully earned, legitimate”) +‎ -ई (-ī); compare "worth one's salt".

Noun

नमक हलाली • (namak halālī) m (Urdu spelling نمک حَلالی)

1. a loyal or faithful servant

   Antonym: नमक हरामी (namak harāmī)

See also

• (male) नमक हलाल (namak halāl); नमक हराम (namak harām)