salamalec

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.la.ma.lɛk/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

salamalec m (plural salamalecs)

1. (informal, derogatory, ironic) a show of politeness, deference or flattery which is hypocritical, affected or exaggerated
   • 2005, “Thé à la menthe”, performed by La Caution:

     Avec un sale accent, pas de salamalecs, me dit Hassan l’athlète / Originaire d’Algérie, d’Hollywood à Tamanrasset

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (archaic) salaam

Derived terms

• faire des salamalecs

Further reading

• “salamalec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (selâmaleyküm), from Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “hello; peace be upon you”).

Noun

salamalec n (plural salamalecuri)

1. salaam

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	salamalec	salamalecul		salamalecuri	salamalecurile
genitive-dative	salamalec	salamalecului		salamalecuri	salamalecurilor
vocative	salamalecule			salamalecurilor