Salama

See also: salama, sālāma, sālāmā, and šalama

English

Alternative forms

• Salame, Salameh

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سلامة (salāma, “good health”). This surname is predominantly found in Egypt.

Proper noun

Salama (plural Salamas)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Salama is the 17472^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1613 individuals. Salama is most common among White (87.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Salama”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Salaam, masala, salaam

Finnish

Etymology

< salama (“lightning, thunderbolt”)

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Salama

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Salama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Salama	Salamat
genitive		Salaman	Salamien
partitive		Salamaa	Salamia
illative		Salamaan	Salamiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Salama	Salamat
accusative	nom.	Salama	Salamat
	gen.	Salaman
genitive		Salaman	Salamien Salamain rare
partitive		Salamaa	Salamia
inessive		Salamassa	Salamissa
elative		Salamasta	Salamista
illative		Salamaan	Salamiin
adessive		Salamalla	Salamilla
ablative		Salamalta	Salamilta
allative		Salamalle	Salamille
essive		Salamana	Salamina
translative		Salamaksi	Salamiksi
abessive		Salamatta	Salamitta
instructive		—	Salamin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Salama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Salamani Salamani accusative nom. Salamani Salamani gen. Salamani genitive Salamani Salamieni Salamaini rare partitive Salamaani Salamiani inessive Salamassani Salamissani elative Salamastani Salamistani illative Salamaani Salamiini adessive Salamallani Salamillani ablative Salamaltani Salamiltani allative Salamalleni Salamilleni essive Salamanani Salaminani translative Salamakseni Salamikseni abessive Salamattani Salamittani instructive — — comitative — Salamineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Salamasi Salamasi accusative nom. Salamasi Salamasi gen. Salamasi genitive Salamasi Salamiesi Salamaisi rare partitive Salamaasi Salamiasi inessive Salamassasi Salamissasi elative Salamastasi Salamistasi illative Salamaasi Salamiisi adessive Salamallasi Salamillasi ablative Salamaltasi Salamiltasi allative Salamallesi Salamillesi essive Salamanasi Salaminasi translative Salamaksesi Salamiksesi abessive Salamattasi Salamittasi instructive — — comitative — Salaminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Salamamme Salamamme accusative nom. Salamamme Salamamme gen. Salamamme genitive Salamamme Salamiemme Salamaimme rare partitive Salamaamme Salamiamme inessive Salamassamme Salamissamme elative Salamastamme Salamistamme illative Salamaamme Salamiimme adessive Salamallamme Salamillamme ablative Salamaltamme Salamiltamme allative Salamallemme Salamillemme essive Salamanamme Salaminamme translative Salamaksemme Salamiksemme abessive Salamattamme Salamittamme instructive — — comitative — Salaminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Salamanne Salamanne accusative nom. Salamanne Salamanne gen. Salamanne genitive Salamanne Salamienne Salamainne rare partitive Salamaanne Salamianne inessive Salamassanne Salamissanne elative Salamastanne Salamistanne illative Salamaanne Salamiinne adessive Salamallanne Salamillanne ablative Salamaltanne Salamiltanne allative Salamallenne Salamillenne essive Salamananne Salaminanne translative Salamaksenne Salamiksenne abessive Salamattanne Salamittanne instructive — — comitative — Salaminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Salamansa Salamansa accusative nom. Salamansa Salamansa gen. Salamansa genitive Salamansa Salamiensa Salamainsa rare partitive Salamaansa Salamiaan Salamiansa inessive Salamassaan Salamassansa Salamissaan Salamissansa elative Salamastaan Salamastansa Salamistaan Salamistansa illative Salamaansa Salamiinsa adessive Salamallaan Salamallansa Salamillaan Salamillansa ablative Salamaltaan Salamaltansa Salamiltaan Salamiltansa allative Salamalleen Salamallensa Salamilleen Salamillensa essive Salamanaan Salamanansa Salaminaan Salaminansa translative Salamakseen Salamaksensa Salamikseen Salamiksensa abessive Salamattaan Salamattansa Salamittaan Salamittansa instructive — — comitative — Salamineen Salaminensa

Statistics

• Salama is the 2625^th (tied with 5 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 304 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.