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

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Noun

سَلَام • (salām) m

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

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَام‎ (salām, “peace”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæˈlɒːm/
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Interjection

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

سلام • (salâm)

  1. hello, hi, hiya
    ‏سلام!‎‎ ― salâm ― hello!
    ‏سلام علیکم!‎‎ ― salâm aleykom ― hello! (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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