Selam

See also: selam

Betawi

 Selam on Betawi Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• selam

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām). Compare (Lom) Bangka Selam (“Islam; Muslim”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səlam/, [səˈlam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: Se‧lam

Proper noun

Selam

1. Islam
2. Muslim
3. (dated) ethnic Betawi (of whom the vast majority are Muslims)

   Synonym: Betawi

Descendants

• →? Indonesian: Selam

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “selam”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 414

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• selam
• Islam (formal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi Selam, from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈlam/ [səˈlam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: Se‧lam

Noun

Selam (plural Selam-Selam)

1. (colloquial, religion, Islam) Islam

Derived terms

• menyelamkan

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 息坔

Further reading

• “Selam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Old Sundanese

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).

Noun

Selam

1. (religion) Islam.
2. (religion) Muslim.
   • c. 16th century, Carita Parahiyangan:

     "...pahi éléh ku Selam."

     "...everyone was defeated by the Muslims."