सलाम

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سلام (salām), 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

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 (salāmm (Urdu spelling سَلَام)

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

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References

Marathi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

सलाम (salāmm

  1. salutation, salute

Derived terms

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
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “सलाम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).