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
Further reading
- “vesselam”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “vesselam”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı