waqaleykumu salaam

Afar

Afar phrasebook

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ (waʕalaykumu s-salāmu, “and upon you be peace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waʕaˈlejkumu saˌlaːm/ [wʌʕaˈlɛjkʊmʊ sʌˌlaːm]
• Hyphenation: wa‧qa‧ley‧ku‧mu sa‧laam

Interjection

waqaléykumu saláam

1. Reply to assaláamu qaléykum (“hello”)

References

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