سلاملق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From سلام (selam, “greeting; peace, concord”) +‎ ـلق (-lık, -luk).

Noun

سلاملق • (selamlık)

  1. selamlik, a room set apart for business or the reception of male guests
  2. (by extension) the whole suite of rooms open to male servants and visitors
  3. (Islam) the public procession of the Sultan to the mosque at noon on Friday

Descendants

  • Turkish: selamlık
  • → Armenian: սէլամլըխ (sēlamləx)
  • → English: selamlik
  • → Romanian: selamlâc

Further reading

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