به سلامت

Persian

Alternative forms

به‌سلامت (be-salâmat)
بسلامت (besalâmat)

Etymology

From (be) +‎ (salâmat).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ba sa.laː.ˈmat/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä sä.lɑː.mǽt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä sä.lɑː.mǽt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä sä.lɔː.mǽt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [be sæ.lɒː.mǽt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä sä.lɔ.mǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ba salāmat
Dari reading^?	ba salāmat
Iranian reading^?	be salâmat
Tajik reading^?	ba salomat

(Iran, sarcastic) IPA^(key): [besælɒːˈmæ̌t̪]

Interjection

به سلامت • (be salâmat)

goodbye
(sarcastic) indicates the speaker is happy about leaving of the other side; good riddance.

Usage notes

Used only when the other person is leaving, and usually in answer to (xodâhâfez).