Selam

See also: selam

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• selam
• Islam (formal)

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈlam]
• Hyphenation: Sê‧lam

Noun

Selam (first-person possessive Selamku, second-person possessive Selammu, third-person possessive Selamnya)

1. (colloquial, religion, Islam) Islam.

Derived terms

• menyelamkan

 

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 息坔

Further reading

• “Selam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Old Sundanese

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām). Cognate with Indonesian Selam

Noun

Selam

1. (religion) Islam.
2. (religion) Muslim.
   • c. 16th century, Carita Parahiyangan:

     "...pahi éléh ku Selam."

     "...everyone was defeated by the Muslims."