salma

See also: Salma

Catalan

Alternative forms

• sauma

Etymology

Vulgar Latin *salma, from Latin sagma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsal.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsal.ma]

Noun

salma f (plural salmes)

1. (archaic) burden, load

   Synonyms: càrrega, somada

2. (historical) measure of capacity considered the maximum a pack animal could carry (in Barcelona equal to 278 liters)

Derived terms

• salmer

Related terms

• somada
• somer

Further reading

• “salma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma). Compare the doublet soma (“load, burden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsal.ma/
• Rhymes: -alma
• Hyphenation: sàl‧ma

Noun

salma f (plural salme)

1. body, corpse
2. remains

Derived terms

• salmeria

Further reading

• salma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• slama

Oromo

Noun

salma

1. sexual intercourse, copulation