# salama
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *salama, from Proto-Uralic *śala. Cognates include Southern Khanty сӑт (săt) and Eastern Mansi са̄л (sāl).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑlɑmɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝mɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑmɑ
* Hyphenation: sa‧la‧ma

### Noun

salama
* lightning, bolt
* (photography) flash
    Synonym: salamavalo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of salama (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salamani
salamani
accusative
nom.
salamani
salamani
gen.
salamani
genitive
salamani
salamoideni salamoitteni salamaini $^{rare}$
partitive
salamaani
salamoitani
inessive
salamassani
salamoissani
elative
salamastani
salamoistani
illative
salamaani
salamoihini
adessive
salamallani
salamoillani
ablative
salamaltani
salamoiltani
allative
salamalleni
salamoilleni
essive
salamanani
salamoinani
translative
salamakseni
salamoikseni
abessive
salamattani
salamoittani
instructive
comitative
—salamoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salamasi
salamasi
accusative
nom.
salamasi
salamasi
gen.
salamasi
genitive
salamasi
salamoidesi salamoittesi salamaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
salamaasi
salamoitasi
inessive
salamassasi
salamoissasi
elative
salamastasi
salamoistasi
illative
salamaasi
salamoihisi
adessive
salamallasi
salamoillasi
ablative
salamaltasi
salamoiltasi
allative
salamallesi
salamoillesi
essive
salamanasi
salamoinasi
translative
salamaksesi
salamoiksesi
abessive
salamattasi
salamoittasi
instructive
comitative
—salamoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salamamme
salamamme
accusative
nom.
salamamme
salamamme
gen.
salamamme
genitive
salamamme
salamoidemme salamoittemme salamaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
salamaamme
salamoitamme
inessive
salamassamme
salamoissamme
elative
salamastamme
salamoistamme
illative
salamaamme
salamoihimme
adessive
salamallamme
salamoillamme
ablative
salamaltamme
salamoiltamme
allative
salamallemme
salamoillemme
essive
salamanamme
salamoinamme
translative
salamaksemme
salamoiksemme
abessive
salamattamme
salamoittamme
instructive
comitative
—salamoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salamanne
salamanne
accusative
nom.
salamanne
salamanne
gen.
salamanne
genitive
salamanne
salamoidenne salamoittenne salamainne $^{rare}$
partitive
salamaanne
salamoitanne
inessive
salamassanne
salamoissanne
elative
salamastanne
salamoistanne
illative
salamaanne
salamoihinne
adessive
salamallanne
salamoillanne
ablative
salamaltanne
salamoiltanne
allative
salamallenne
salamoillenne
essive
salamananne
salamoinanne
translative
salamaksenne
salamoiksenne
abessive
salamattanne
salamoittanne
instructive
comitative
—salamoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salamansa
salamansa
accusative
nom.
salamansa
salamansa
gen.
salamansa
genitive
salamansa
salamoidensa salamoittensa salamainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
salamaansa
salamoitaan salamoitansa
inessive
salamassaan salamassansa
salamoissaan salamoissansa
elative
salamastaan salamastansa
salamoistaan salamoistansa
illative
salamaansa
salamoihinsa
adessive
salamallaan salamallansa
salamoillaan salamoillansa
ablative
salamaltaan salamaltansa
salamoiltaan salamoiltansa
allative
salamalleen salamallensa
salamoilleen salamoillensa
essive
salamanaan salamanansa
salamoinaan salamoinansa
translative
salamakseen salamaksensa
salamoikseen salamoiksensa
abessive
salamattaan salamattansa
salamoittaan salamoittansa
instructive
comitative
—salamoineen salamoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* salamoida
* elosalama
* kajosalama
* keijusalama
* maasalama
* pallosalama
* pilvisalama
* pintasalama
* rengassalama
* salamahyökkäys
* salamalaite
* salamalaukaisin
* salamalevy
* salamanisku
* salamanlaukaisin
* salamanleimahdus
* salamanleimaus
* salamannopea
* salamannopeus
* salamanpaikannin
* salamapallo
* salamasodankäynti
* salamasota
* salamatutka
* salamavalo
* salamavauhti
* viivasalama
* viuhkasalama
* yläsalama

### Further reading

* “salama”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Hausa
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَلَامَة (salāma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sà.láː.màː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [sə̀.láː.màː]

### Noun

sàlāmā̀ f (possessed form sàlāmàr̃)
* safety, ease

## Malagasy
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈlamə̥/

### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

salama
* well, healthy

### Etymology 2

From Arabic سَلَام (salām).

#### Interjection

salama
* (dialectal) hello

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* salamo, salema

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /saˈlɐ̃.mɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /saˈlɐ̃.mɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /saˈlɐ.ma/
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɐˈlɐ.mɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɐˈlɐ.mɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /sɐˈla.mɐ/

### Interjection

salama
* salaam (a Muslim greeting)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

From Italian salame.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /salǎːma/
* Hyphenation: sa‧la‧ma

#### Noun

saláma f (Cyrillic spelling сала́ма)
* salami

##### Declension
#### Further reading

* “salama”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

salama (Cyrillic spelling салама)
* dative/locative/instrumental plural of sala

## Swahili
### Etymology

From the Arabic root س ل م (s l m), most likely سَلَامَة (salāma).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Adjective

salama (invariable)
* safe, secure

### Adverb

salama
* safely, securely

#### Derived terms

* lala salama

### Interjection

salama
* A greeting.