vesselam

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish والسلام (vesselâm), from the Arabic phrase وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ (wa-s-salāmu ʕalaykum wa-raḥmatu llāhi wa-barakātuhu, “May the peace, mercy, and blessing of God be upon you!”), a phrase used at the end of speeches, especially Islamic ones.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ves.seˈɫam/
• Hyphenation: ves‧se‧lam

Interjection

vesselam

1. that's that, end of story, period

Further reading

• “vesselam”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “vesselam”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı