سلام

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *šalām-, belonging to the root س ل م (s-l-m). The “peace” meaning as well as the usage as greeting is a semantic loan from Aramaic שְׁלָמָא (š'lāmā).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

سَلَام (salām) m

  1. verbal noun of سَلِمَ (salima) (form I)
  2. greeting
  3. peace
    Synonym: سِلْم (silm)

Declension

Derived terms

Interjection

سَلَام (salām)

  1. salutation; greeting

Descendants

  • Bashkir: сәләм (säläm)
  • → Chinese:
    賽倆目 (sàiliǎmù), 色蘭 (sèlán) (used by Chinese Muslims, especially the Hui people)
  • Georgian: სალამი (salami)

References

  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 175

Etymology 2

Noun

سِلَام (silām) m

  1. verbal noun of سَالَمَ (sālama) (form III)

Declension


Mazanderani

Interjection

سلام (selâm)

  1. hello

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic سلام

Noun

سلام (selam)

  1. greetings

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَام (salām, peace).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæˈlɒːm/
  • (file)

Interjection

Dari Persian سلام
Iranian Persian سلام
Tajiki Persian салом (salom)

سلام (salâm)

  1. hello, hi, hiya
    سلام!salâmhello!
    سلام علیکم!salâm aleykomhello! (more formal)

Noun

سلام (salâm)

  1. salutation; greeting
  2. (military) salute
  3. (Islam) Salam at the end of prayer.

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also


Sindhi

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَام (salām).

Interjection

سَلامُ (salāmu) (Devanagari सलामु)

  1. (used by Muslims) hello, hi

Noun

سَلامُ (salāmu) m (Devanagari सलामु)

  1. peace; greeting

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَام (salām).

Noun

سلام (salām) m (Hindi spelling सलाम)

  1. salutation
  2. greeting
  3. peace

See also

  • شالوم
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