selamat

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

From Malay selamat, from Arabic سَلَامَة (salāma, “good health”).

Interjection

selamat

1. thank you

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay selamat, from Arabic سَلَامَات (salāmāt), plural of سَلَام (salām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈlamat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: sê‧la‧mat

Interjection

sêlamat

1. congratulations

Noun

sêlamat

1. safety
2. wholeness

Adjective

sêlamat

1. safe
2. healthy
3. successful
4. happy, merry

   Selamat Ulang Tahun! ― Happy Birthday!

   Selamat Natal! ― Merry Christmas!

5. good

   Selamat pagi ― Good morning

   Selamat malam ― Good night

6. enjoy

   Selamat makan ― Enjoy (your) meal

Affixed terms

• berselamatan
• keselamatan
• menyelamati
• menyelamatkan
• penyelamat
• penyelamatan
• selamatan
• terselamatkan

 

Compounds

• selamat datang
• selamat jalan
• selamat makan
• selamat malam
• selamat pagi
• selamat siang
• selamat sore
• selamat tinggal

 

Further reading

• “selamat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَامَات (salāmāt), plural of سَلَام (salām).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -at

Noun

sĕlamat (Jawi spelling سلامت, plural selamat-selamat, informal 1st possessive selamatku, 2nd possessive selamatmu, 3rd possessive selamatnya)

1. safety, security, peace

Adjective

sĕlamat (Jawi spelling سلامت)

1. safe, secure

Adverb

sĕlamat (Jawi spelling سلامت)

1. may there be...

   Selamat jalan!

   May you go safely!/Goodbye!

   Selamat Hari Raya!

   Happy Eid ul-Fitr!

Derived terms

• keselamatan
• selamat datang
• selamat hari jadi
• selamat hari lahir
• selamat jalan
• selamat makan
• selamat malam
• selamat menjamu selera
• selamat pagi
• selamat pulang
• selamat sejahtera
• selamat siang
• selamat tinggal

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: selamat
• → Javanese: ꦱ꧀ꦭꦩꦼꦠ꧀ (slamet)
• → Brooke's Point Palawano: selamat

See also

• semoga

Further reading

• “selamat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.