सलाम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَلَام (salām).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.lɑːm/, [sɐ.lä̃ːm]

Interjection

सलाम • (salām) (Urdu spelling سلام)

1. (chiefly among Muslims) hello, greetings!

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

Noun

सलाम • (salām) m (Urdu spelling سلام)

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

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