salam
English
Interjection
salam
- Alternative spelling of salaam.
Noun
salam (plural salams)
- Alternative spelling of salaam.
Verb
salam (third-person singular simple present salams, present participle salaming, simple past and past participle salamed)
- Alternative spelling of salaam.
Anagrams
Atong (India)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʰalam/
Interjection
salam (Bengali script সালাম)
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Azerbaijani
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Etymology
Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish سلام (selām), from Arabic سَلَام (salām).
Pronunciation
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Interjection
salam
- hello
- - Salam! -Əleyküm salam!
- - Hello! - Hello to you, too!
Eastern Cham
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace; hello”).
Interjection
salam
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsalam/
- Hyphenation: sa‧lam
- Rhymes: -lam, -am, -m
Etymology 1
From Malay salam, from Classical Malay salam, from Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Doublet of salim and syalom.
Noun
salam
- peace
- (Islam) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)
- greeting
- Synonym: tabik
Derived terms
- bersalam
- bersalam-salaman
- bersalaman
- menyalam
- menyalami
- persalaman
- salam hormat
- salam kepal tangan
- salam takzim
- salam tempel
Etymology 2
From Malay salam (“Malabar plum, Java plum”), from Classical Malay salam, from Tamil சாலம் (cālam, “tree”), from Sanskrit शाल (śāla). Doublet of sala and syala.
Noun
salam
- indian bay leaf (Syzygium polyanthum)
- (rare) Malabar plum, Java plum (Syzygium cumini)
- Synonyms: duwet, jamblang, jambu keling
Etymology 3
From Arabic سَلَم (salam, “futures contract, time bargain, forward transaction”).
Noun
salam
- (Islamic finance) futures contract
- Synonym: kontrak berjangka
Further reading
- “salam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latvian
Noun
salam m
- dative singular of sals
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From Hindi सलाम (salām, “hello”), from Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace; hello”).
Interjection
salam
- A greeting.
See also
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈlam/
Noun
salam m
Romanian
Etymology
Ultimately from Italian salame.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ˈlam/
- Rhymes: -am
- Hyphenation: sa‧lam
Noun
salam n (plural salamuri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | salam | salamul | salamuri | salamurile | |
| genitive-dative | salam | salamului | salamuri | salamurilor | |
| vocative | salamule | salamurilor | |||
Further reading
- “salam”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
Turkish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [salám]
- Hyphenation: sa‧lam
Noun
salam (definite accusative salamı, plural salamlar)
Declension
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See also
Yakan
Verb
salam
- to salute someone