salam سلام
Tunisian Derja · interjection
“salam” (سلام) is an interjection in Tunisian Derja meaning hello, hi (greeting).
Meanings
- hello, hi (greeting)
- peace
Usage
Slam or salam is used mainly as a greeting. The full form, salam 3alikom, is religious and respectful; it is used with everyone. Online, it is often shortened to slm. In everyday conversation, Tunisians more readily say 3aslema for "hello" and bslema for "goodbye". Both expressions are built on the same root. In the sense of "peace", as in a peace treaty, the word belongs more to the Standard Arabic of the media. It can also be used to pass on greetings: sallemli 3lih, "say hello to him for me".
Example
سلام عليكم !!
Salam Alikoum !!
“Peace be upon you!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “salam” but also “slm”, “slam” and “salem”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “salam” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “hello, hi (greeting)”; “peace”: salam in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “hi, hello”; “bye, so long (when leaving)”: salam in Algerian.