薩拉姆

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (薩拉姆)		薩	拉	姆
simp. (萨拉姆)		萨	拉	姆
alternative forms		色倆目／色俩目

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَام (salām). The greeting comes via Uyghur سالام (salam). Doublet of 沙龍 / 沙龙 (shālóng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): sàlāmǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄚˋ ㄌㄚㄇㄨˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): сэляму (seli͡amu, I-I-II)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sàlāmǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄚˋ ㄌㄚㄇㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sàlamǔ
  - Wade–Giles: sa⁴-la¹-mu³
  - Yale: sà-lā-mǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sahlhamuu
  - Palladius: саламу (salamu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сэляму (seli͡amu, I-I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛ²⁴ lia²⁴ mou⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

Interjection

薩拉姆

(chiefly Xinjiang Mandarin) salaam (a respectful ceremonial greeting)

Related terms

色蘭／色兰 (sèlán)

Proper noun

薩拉姆

Salam (Middle Eastern surname)