سلام دعا

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Urdu

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Etymology

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From سَلام (salām, hello; peace) +‎ دُعا (du'ā, prayer; supplication).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سَلام دُعا (salām du'ām (indeclinable, Hindi spelling सलाम दुआ)

  1. a hi, hello (term for a mere brief exchange of pleasantries as opposed to a longer discussion with a person)

Further reading

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  • سلام دعا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • دعا سلام دعا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.