# ܫܠܡܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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### Etymology 1

Common Northwest Semitic, from Aramaic שְׁלָמָא (šəlāmā); compare Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm), Phoenician 𐤔𐤋𐤌 (šlm), Arabic سَلَام (salām) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎍𐎎 (šlm /⁠šalāmu⁠/).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [ˈʃlɑːmɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [ˈʃlaːma]

#### Interjection

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ • (šlāmā)
* (conventional greeting) hello, hi
    Synonyms: (sometimes formal; to a man) ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂ (šlāmā ˁalūḵ), (sometimes formal; to a woman) ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šlāmā ˁallāḵ), (sometimes formal; to a group) ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šlāmā ˁallāwḵōn)

#### Noun

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ • (šlāmā) m (plural ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ (šlāmē))
* (uncountable) peace, harmony (freedom from disturbance)
    Synonym: ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā)
* (uncountable) well-being, welfare
* (countable) greeting, salutation, salute
* (Christianity) pax, kiss of peace
    ܒܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܲܚ ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܒܐܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢbˁēdtā kē yāḇaḥ šlāmā ḥa lḥa b-īḏāṯanIn church, we give the pax (greet) each other with our hands.
* (ecclesiastical) invocation of peace, pax vobiscum

##### Derived terms

* ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ (yāḇēl šlāmē, “to greet”)
* ܫܵܐܹܠ ܒܲܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šāˀēl bašlāmā, “to ask how one is, to ask about the health of”)

### Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew שָׁלֵם (shalém) and Arabic سَالِم (sālim).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [ʃal.mɑː]

#### Adjective

ܫܲܠܡܵܐ • (šalmā) (feminine ܫܲܠܡܬ݂ܵܐ (šalmṯā), plural ܫܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (šalmē))
* whole, perfect, complete
* peaceful, harmonious
* healthy, safe
* (mathematics) whole, integral
* (grammar) strong plural

##### Derived terms

* ܒܲܪ ܫܲܠܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bar šalmūṯā, “agreeable person”)
* ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (gaḇrā šalmā, “adult”)
* ܫܲܠܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šalmūṯā, “completion”)
* ܫܲܠܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šalmūṯānāyā, “consensual”)
* ܫܲܠܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (šalmāˀīṯ, “entirely, fully”)

## Classical Syriac
### Alternative forms

* Aramaic: שְׁלָמָא

### Etymology 1

Compare Phoenician 𐤔𐤋𐤌 (šlm), Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (šālōm), Ugaritic 𐎌𐎍𐎎 (šlm /⁠šalāmu⁠/).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Edessan) IPA: [ʃ(ə.)ˈlɑ.mɑ]
* (Eastern Syriac) IPA: [ˈʃlɑ.mɑ]
* (Western Syriac) IPA: [ˈʃlo.mo]

#### Interjection

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ or ܫܠܳܡܳܐ • (šəlāmā or šlomo)
* A greeting; equivalent to hello.

#### Noun

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ or ܫܠܳܡܳܐ • (šəlāmā or šlomo)
* peace, wholeness, perfection, completeness
    Peshitta, Epistle to the Colossians 1:2:
** ܫܠܡܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܢšəlāmā ʿamḵōn wə-ṭaybūṯā men ʾălāhā ʾăḇūnPeace be with you and grace from God our Father
* health, welfare, safety, prosperity
* greeting, salutation, salute
* (Christianity) pax, kiss of peace
* (ecclesiastical) invocation of peace, pax vobiscum

##### See also

* ܫܝܢܐ (šaynā)
* ܚܘܠܡܢܐ (ḥūlmānā)

### Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šālēm). The sense of "strong plural" is a calque of Arabic سَالِم (sālim).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Edessan) IPA: [ˈʃal.mɑ]
* (Eastern Syriac) IPA: [ˈʃal.mɑ]
* (Western Syriac) IPA: [ˈʃɑl.mo]

#### Adjective

ܫܠܡܐ • (šalmā) m (plural ܫܠܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܠܡܬܐ)
* peaceful, harmonious
* whole, perfect, unblemished, complete, entire, full, achieved
* healthy, well, safe, sound, prosperous
* common, accessible

##### Inflection
#### Noun

ܫܠܡܐ • (šalmā) m (plural ܫܠܡܐ (šalmē))
* (grammar) strong plural (as opposed to a broken plural)
* holocaust, sacrifice, burnt offering

##### Inflection
### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation 1

* (Classical Edessan) IPA: [ˈʃɑl.mɑ]
* (Eastern Syriac) IPA: [ˈʃɑl.mɑ]
* (Western Syriac) IPA: [ˈʃol.mo]

#### Participle

ܫܠܡܐ • (šālmā)
* peal feminine absolute singular active participle of ܫܠܡ
* peal masculine emphatic singular active participle of ܫܠܡ

#### Pronunciation 2

* (Classical Edessan) IPA: [ˈʃɑl.me]
* (Eastern Syriac) IPA: [ˈʃɑl.me]
* (Western Syriac) IPA: [ˈʃol.me]

#### Participle

ܫܠܡܐ • (šālmē)
* peal masculine emphatic plural active participle of ܫܠܡ

### References

* “šlm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-15
* “šlm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-15
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 370b, 371a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 582a
* Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 1567b–1568a

## Turoyo
### Etymology

From Aramaic שְׁלָמָא (šəlāmā).

### Interjection

ܫܠܳܡܐ • (šlomo)
* A greeting; equivalent to hello.

### Noun

ܫܠܳܡܐ • (šlomo) m
* peace

## Western Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

From Aramaic שְׁלָמָא (šəlāmā).

### Interjection

ܫܠܳܡܰܐ (slōma)
* A greeting; equivalent to hello.

### Noun

ܫܠܳܡܰܐ (slōma)
* peace