vesselam

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish والسلام (vesselâm), from the Arabic phrase وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ (wa-s-salāmu ʕalaykum wa-raḥmatu llāhi wa-barakātuhu, May the peace, mercy, and blessing of God be upon you!), a phrase used at the end of speeches, especially Islamic ones.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ves.seˈɫam/
  • Hyphenation: ves‧se‧lam

Interjection

vesselam

  1. that's that, end of story, period

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