Dhal is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 33 anagrams from letters in dhal (adhl).
From Arabic
A fire was kindled under a clay oven on the patio; rice and dhal were quickly served on large banana leaves.
The firm to which Haralal belonged began to buy up large quantities of rice and dhal from the country districts.
The dhal is confused in pronunciation with the Zain, with which it has a common origin in Hebrew.