salama

See also: Salama, sālāma, sālāmā, and šalama

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *salama, from Proto-Uralic *ćala-. Cognates include Southern Khanty сӑт (săt) and Eastern Mansi са̄л (sāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑmɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧la‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧la‧ma

Noun

salama

1. lightning, bolt
2. (photography) flash

   Synonym: salamavalo

Declension

Inflection of salama (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		salama	salamat
genitive		salaman	salamoiden salamoitten
partitive		salamaa	salamoita
illative		salamaan	salamoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		salama	salamat
accusative	nom.	salama	salamat
	gen.	salaman
genitive		salaman	salamoiden salamoitten salamain rare
partitive		salamaa	salamoita
inessive		salamassa	salamoissa
elative		salamasta	salamoista
illative		salamaan	salamoihin
adessive		salamalla	salamoilla
ablative		salamalta	salamoilta
allative		salamalle	salamoille
essive		salamana	salamoina
translative		salamaksi	salamoiksi
abessive		salamatta	salamoitta
instructive		—	salamoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of salama (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salamani salamani accusative nom. salamani salamani gen. salamani genitive salamani salamoideni salamoitteni salamaini rare partitive salamaani salamoitani inessive salamassani salamoissani elative salamastani salamoistani illative salamaani salamoihini adessive salamallani salamoillani ablative salamaltani salamoiltani allative salamalleni salamoilleni essive salamanani salamoinani translative salamakseni salamoikseni abessive salamattani salamoittani instructive — — comitative — salamoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salamasi salamasi accusative nom. salamasi salamasi gen. salamasi genitive salamasi salamoidesi salamoittesi salamaisi rare partitive salamaasi salamoitasi inessive salamassasi salamoissasi elative salamastasi salamoistasi illative salamaasi salamoihisi adessive salamallasi salamoillasi ablative salamaltasi salamoiltasi allative salamallesi salamoillesi essive salamanasi salamoinasi translative salamaksesi salamoiksesi abessive salamattasi salamoittasi instructive — — comitative — salamoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salamamme salamamme accusative nom. salamamme salamamme gen. salamamme genitive salamamme salamoidemme salamoittemme salamaimme rare partitive salamaamme salamoitamme inessive salamassamme salamoissamme elative salamastamme salamoistamme illative salamaamme salamoihimme adessive salamallamme salamoillamme ablative salamaltamme salamoiltamme allative salamallemme salamoillemme essive salamanamme salamoinamme translative salamaksemme salamoiksemme abessive salamattamme salamoittamme instructive — — comitative — salamoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salamanne salamanne accusative nom. salamanne salamanne gen. salamanne genitive salamanne salamoidenne salamoittenne salamainne rare partitive salamaanne salamoitanne inessive salamassanne salamoissanne elative salamastanne salamoistanne illative salamaanne salamoihinne adessive salamallanne salamoillanne ablative salamaltanne salamoiltanne allative salamallenne salamoillenne essive salamananne salamoinanne translative salamaksenne salamoiksenne abessive salamattanne salamoittanne instructive — — comitative — salamoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative salamansa salamansa accusative nom. salamansa salamansa gen. salamansa genitive salamansa salamoidensa salamoittensa salamainsa rare partitive salamaansa salamoitaan salamoitansa inessive salamassaan salamassansa salamoissaan salamoissansa elative salamastaan salamastansa salamoistaan salamoistansa illative salamaansa salamoihinsa adessive salamallaan salamallansa salamoillaan salamoillansa ablative salamaltaan salamaltansa salamoiltaan salamoiltansa allative salamalleen salamallensa salamoilleen salamoillensa essive salamanaan salamanansa salamoinaan salamoinansa translative salamakseen salamaksensa salamoikseen salamoiksensa abessive salamattaan salamattansa salamoittaan salamoittansa instructive — — comitative — salamoineen salamoinensa

Derived terms

• Salama
• salamoida

compounds

• elosalama
• kajosalama
• keijusalama
• maasalama
• orjasalama
• pallosalama
• pilvisalama
• pintasalama
• rengassalama
• salamahyökkäys
• salamakenkä
• salamalaite
• salamalaukaisin
• salamalevy
• salamanisku
• salamanlaukaisin
• salamanleimahdus
• salamanleimaus
• salamannopea
• salamannopeus
• salamanpaikannin
• salamapallo
• salamasodankäynti
• salamasota
• salamatutka
• salamatäsmäys
• salamavalo
• salamavauhti
• täytesalama
• viivasalama
• viuhkasalama
• yläsalama

Further reading

• “salama”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَلَامَة (salāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sà.láː.màː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sə̀.láː.màː]

Noun

sàlāmā̀ f (possessed form sàlāmàr̃)

1. safety, ease

Malagasy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈlamə̥/

Etymology 1

Adjective

salama

1. well, healthy

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَلَام (salām).

Interjection

salama

1. (dialectal) hello

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• salamo, salema

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈlɐ̃.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈlɐ̃.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈlɐ.ma/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈlɐ.mɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈlɐ.mɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈla.mɐ/

Interjection

salama

1. salaam (a Muslim greeting)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Italian salame.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salǎːma/
• Hyphenation: sa‧la‧ma

Noun

saláma f (Cyrillic spelling сала́ма)

1. salami

Declension

Declension of salama

	singular	plural
nominative	salama	salame
genitive	salame	salama
dative	salami	salamama
accusative	salamu	salame
vocative	salamo	salame
locative	salami	salamama
instrumental	salamom	salamama

Further reading

• “salama”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

salama (Cyrillic spelling салама)

1. dative/locative/instrumental plural of sala

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَلَامَة (salāma) / سَلَام (salām).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

salama class IX (plural salama class X)

1. safety, peace

Adjective

salama (invariable)

1. safe, secure

Adverb

salama

1. safely, securely

Derived terms

• lala salama
• salama salimini

Interjection

salama

1. A greeting.