Salama
See also: salama
English
Alternative forms
- Salame, Salameh
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سلامة (salāma, “good health”). This surname is predominantly found in Egypt.
Proper noun
Salama (plural Salamas)
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Salama is the 17472nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1613 individuals. Salama is most common among White (87.41%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Salama”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Salaam, masala, salaam
Finnish
Etymology
< salama (“lightning, thunderbolt”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑlɑmɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑlɑmɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑmɑ
- Syllabification(key): Sa‧la‧ma
Proper noun
Salama
- a surname
Declension
| Inflection of Salama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Salama | Salamat | |
| genitive | Salaman | Salamien | |
| partitive | Salamaa | Salamia | |
| illative | Salamaan | Salamiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Salama | Salamat | |
| accusative | nom. | Salama | Salamat |
| gen. | Salaman | ||
| genitive | Salaman | Salamien Salamainrare | |
| partitive | Salamaa | Salamia | |
| inessive | Salamassa | Salamissa | |
| elative | Salamasta | Salamista | |
| illative | Salamaan | Salamiin | |
| adessive | Salamalla | Salamilla | |
| ablative | Salamalta | Salamilta | |
| allative | Salamalle | Salamille | |
| essive | Salamana | Salamina | |
| translative | Salamaksi | Salamiksi | |
| instructive | — | Salamin | |
| abessive | Salamatta | Salamitta | |
| comitative | — | Salamineen | |
| Possessive forms of Salama (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Salamani | Salamamme |
| 2nd person | Salamasi | Salamanne |
| 3rd person | Salamansa | |
Statistics
- In 2016 Salama was roughly the 2700th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 301 individuals.