A monetary unit used in Saudi Arabia and some other Arab countries; one hundredth of a riyal.
From Arabic هللة (halala), derived from the verb أهلّ (ahalla), possibly meaning 'to hollow out' or from Hebrew origins related to division. The term became established as a monetary denomination.
A halala is to a riyal what a penny is to a dollar—but the word itself might derive from the idea of 'hollowing out' or dividing something, reflecting how currency divides value into smaller units.
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