assalaamu qaleykum
Afar
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asːaˌlaːmu ʕaˈlejkum/ [ʔʌsːʌˌlaːmʊ ʕaˈlɛjkʊm]
- Hyphenation: as‧sa‧laa‧mu qa‧ley‧kum
Interjection
assaláamu qaléykum
Usage notes
- The usual reply to this greeting is waqaléykumu saláam.
See also
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 121