सलाम

सलाम

See also: सलामी and सलामु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سلام‎ (salâm), from Arabic سَلَام‎ (salām). Compare Punjabi ਸਲਾਮ (salām) / سَلام‎ (salām), Sindhi سَلامُ‎ / सलामु, Gujarati સલામ (salām), Marathi सलाम (salām), Bengali সালাম (salam), Telugu సలాము (salāmu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.lɑːm/, [s̪ə.l̪ä̃ːm]

Interjection

सलाम • (salām) (Urdu spelling سَلَام‎)

1. (chiefly among Muslims) hello, greetings!

   Synonyms: नमस्ते (namaste), नमस्कार (namaskār), हेलो (helo), सलाम अलैकुम (salām alaikum)

Noun

सलाम • (salām) m (Urdu spelling سَلَام‎)

1. salutation, greeting
2. a military salute
3. (literally) peace

Declension

Declension of सलाम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सलाम salām	सलाम salām
oblique	सलाम salām	सलामों salāmõ
vocative	सलाम salām	सलामो salāmo

Derived terms

• सलाम करना (salām karnā, “to greet; to salute”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सलाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 994

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سلام‎ (salâm), from Arabic سَلَام‎ (salām). Compare Gujarati સલામ (salām), Hindustani سَلَام‎ / सलाम (salām), Telugu సలాము (salāmu), Sindhi سَلامُ‎ / सलामु, Punjabi ਸਲਾਮ (salām) / سَلام‎ (salām), Bengali সালাম (salam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.lam/

Noun

सलाम • (salām) m

1. salutation, salute

Derived terms

• सलामी (salāmī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “सलाम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “सलाम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “सलाम”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.