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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian سلام (salām).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਸਲਾਮ • (salām) m (Shahmukhi spelling سَلام)
- salutation, compliment
- peace, safety
- advice, farewell, goodbye
Declension
| Declension of ਸਲਾਮ
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| dir. sg.
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ਸਲਾਮ (salām)
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| dir. pl.
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ਸਲਾਮ (salām)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਸਲਾਮ (salām)
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ਸਲਾਮ (salām)
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| oblique
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ਸਲਾਮ (salām)
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ਸਲਾਮਾਂ (salāmā̃)
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| vocative
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ਸਲਾਮਾ (salāmā)
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ਸਲਾਮੋ (salāmo)
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| ablative
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ਸਲਾਮੋਂ (salāmõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਸਲਾਮੇ (salāme)
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ਸਲਾਮੀਂ (salāmī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਸਲਾਮੇ (salāme)
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ਸਲਾਮੀਂ (salāmī̃)
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Interjection
ਸਲਾਮ • (salām) (Shahmukhi spelling سَلام)
- (chiefly among Muslims) hello, greetings, salaam
References
- “ਸਲਾਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਲਾਮ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.