salama
See also: Salama, sālāma, and sālāmā
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *salama, from Proto-Uralic *śala. Cognates include Khanty сӑт (săt), and Mansi са̄л (sāl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑlɑmɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑlɑmɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑmɑ
- Syllabification(key): sa‧la‧ma
Noun
salama
- lightning, bolt
- (photography) flash
Declension
| Inflection of salama (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | salama | salamat | |
| genitive | salaman | salamoiden salamoitten | |
| partitive | salamaa | salamoita | |
| illative | salamaan | salamoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | salama | salamat | |
| accusative | nom. | salama | salamat |
| gen. | salaman | ||
| genitive | salaman | salamoiden salamoitten salamainrare | |
| partitive | salamaa | salamoita | |
| inessive | salamassa | salamoissa | |
| elative | salamasta | salamoista | |
| illative | salamaan | salamoihin | |
| adessive | salamalla | salamoilla | |
| ablative | salamalta | salamoilta | |
| allative | salamalle | salamoille | |
| essive | salamana | salamoina | |
| translative | salamaksi | salamoiksi | |
| instructive | — | salamoin | |
| abessive | salamatta | salamoitta | |
| comitative | — | salamoineen | |
| Possessive forms of salama (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | salamani | salamamme |
| 2nd person | salamasi | salamanne |
| 3rd person | salamansa | |
Derived terms
- salamoida
Compounds
compounds
- elosalama
- pallosalama
- salamahyökkäys
- salamalaite
- salamalevy
- salamanisku
- salamanlaukaisin
- salamanleimahdus
- salamanleimaus
- salamannopea
- salamapallo
- salamasota
- salamavalo
- salamavauhti
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَلَامَة (salāma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sà.láː.màː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sə̀.láː.màː]
Noun
sàlāmā̀ f (possessed form sàlāmàr̃)
- safety, ease
Malagasy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈlamə̥/
Adjective
salama
- well, healthy
Etymology 2
From Arabic سَلَام (salām).
Interjection
salama
- (dialectal) hello
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- salamo, salema
Interjection
salama
- salaam (a Muslim greeting)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Italian salame.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /salǎːma/
- Hyphenation: sa‧la‧ma
Noun
saláma f (Cyrillic spelling сала́ма)
- salami
Declension
Declension of salama
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | salama | salame |
| genitive | salame | salama |
| dative | salami | salamama |
| accusative | salamu | salame |
| vocative | salamo | salame |
| locative | salami | salamama |
| instrumental | salamom | salamama |
Further reading
- “salama” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
salama (Cyrillic spelling салама)
- dative/locative/instrumental plural of sala
Swahili
Etymology
From the Arabic root س ل م (s l m), most likely سَلَامَة (salāma).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Adjective
salama (invariable)
- safe, secure
Adverb
salama
- safely, securely
Derived terms
- lala salama
Interjection
salama
- A greeting.