assalaamu qaleykum

Afar

Afar phrasebook

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asːaˌlaːmu ʕaˈlejkum/ [ʔʌsːʌˌlaːmʊ ʕaˈlɛjkʊm]
• Hyphenation: as‧sa‧laa‧mu qa‧ley‧kum

Interjection

assaláamu qaléykum

1. hello

Usage notes

• The usual reply to this greeting is waqaléykumu saláam.

See also

• nagayná sin amól tánay

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 121