selamu aleykum

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• silav (səlaːv)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæɫaːmu aˈlæykum/

Noun

Central Kurdish	سەلامو عەلەیکوم (selamu 'eleykum)
Southern Kurdish	سەڵام عەلێیکوم (sellam 'elêykum)

selamu aleykum (sælaːmu a'alaykum)

• It's the Islamic Hello (respectful), it literally means "Peace be upon you", which originally came from Arabic.

1. greeting
2. hello