meaning of salamat? - Page 2

masrawy · 07-31-2008, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Aisha Azar

Dear Mahmoud,
Thankyou!
Regards,
A'isha

Dear Aisha,
You are welcome Please let me know what your Saudi friend think about it. I am wondering

. Regards~Mahmoud

Mosaic · 07-31-2008, 11:12 PM

In Indonesia Salamat is used to greet people and also when you say goodbye, they use salamat jalan, which is basically 'safe journey' Salamat in translation would be something like peace or peace be upon you. The word jalan means road path something going somewhere or walking, so the names of streets/roads were also followed by jalan. A lot of Bahasa Indonesia comes from Arabic.
~Mosaic

maylynn · 08-01-2008, 11:03 AM

Thanks for the info, everyone! I wonder if salamat in tagalog also comes from Arabic somehow then... although perhaps not since the meaning is different. I will have to look into that!

masrawy · 08-01-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by maylynn

I should probably already know but have resisted looking it up because it means 'thank you' in my mother's language, and that is what it immediately gets translated to in my brain - is it the same meaning in Arabic?

Hi maylynn, What is your mother's language? Just Curious Regards~Mahmoud

maylynn · 08-01-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by masrawy

Hi maylynn, What is your mother's language? Just Curious Regards~Mahmoud

My mother's language is called 'tagalog', which is a dialect from the Philippines, used around Manila. Interestingly, there are over 170 different dialects (actually separate languages) in the Philippines.

Caroline_afifi · 08-02-2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Aisha Azar

Dear Maylynn,
A Saudi friend of mine also says it to her baby daughter when the child sneezes or coughs...??? I don't know if this is something just she does or if it is a cultural thing. I will have to ask.
Regards,
A'isha

I think this is definately a Gulf area thing. It is not the cultural norm in Egypt but I do know poeple from the Gulf who say this if some trips over or is sick etc.
I think it is like 'thanks God it is OK'.
It also gets said in the commentary of football matches when there is a foul or bad tackle!

Aisha Azar · 08-02-2008, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Caroline_afifi

I think this is definately a Gulf area thing. It is not the cultural norm in Egypt but I do know poeple from the Gulf who say this if some trips over or is sick etc.
I think it is like 'thanks God it is OK'.
It also gets said in the commentary of football matches when there is a foul or bad tackle!

Dear Caroline,
Thanks for the info. I had never even given it any thought before this conversation. It just seemed natural. I have talked to her on the phone twice in two days and spaced out asking!
Regards,
A'isha

AngelaJP · 08-02-2008, 04:57 PM

In my native language, Filipino, "salamat" means thank you. Based on what I remember, it originated from the numerous Malay people who first came to our country, then was adapted by our Muslim brothers and then became part of our national language. The Malays reportedly got it from the Arabic language. The meaning of salamat has probably evolved or got twisted in my country, the Philippines, hehe.

It must have been derived from the famous Arabic/Muslim greeting or goodbye and take care - "Salaam alai kum".

Hi Maylynn, fellow Filipina here from Cebu City!

Maria_Aya · 08-02-2008, 08:58 PM

Its very interesting how language mix around the world.
My father is from Crete, and there was an era around 180 years ago when Greece (and Crete) was under Turkey.
At that time Turkey "loaned" Crete to Egypt for some years and took some parts of Syria for same timing.
So the result was that many words that now we think as Cretan dialect are arabic (and also we have many turksh and italian ones, and ancient greek)
The same hapens also with music in the area, special with old cretan songs from the begining of the 19th century.
Kisses Maria Aya

masrawy · 08-02-2008, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Maria_Aya

At that time Turkey "loaned" Crete to Egypt for some years and took some parts of Syria for same timing.
So the result was that many words that now we think as Cretan dialect are arabic (and also we have many turksh and italian ones, and ancient greek)
The same hapens also with music in the area, special with old cretan songs from the begining of the 19th century.
Kisses Maria Aya

Thank You, I rest my case .. Moussaka, Stuffed Grape Leaf ect are Egyptian invention.

08-01-2008, 11:03 AM	#13 (permalink)
maylynn Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London Posts: 232	Thanks for the info, everyone! I wonder if salamat in tagalog also comes from Arabic somehow then... although perhaps not since the meaning is different. I will have to look into that! __________________ http://www.urbanamazon.co.uk

08-02-2008, 04:57 PM	#18 (permalink)
AngelaJP Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 532	In my native language, Filipino, "salamat" means thank you. Based on what I remember, it originated from the numerous Malay people who first came to our country, then was adapted by our Muslim brothers and then became part of our national language. The Malays reportedly got it from the Arabic language. The meaning of salamat has probably evolved or got twisted in my country, the Philippines, hehe. It must have been derived from the famous Arabic/Muslim greeting or goodbye and take care - "Salaam alai kum". Hi Maylynn, fellow Filipina here from Cebu City! __________________ Carpe diem! Last edited by AngelaJP; 08-02-2008 at 05:02 PM.

08-02-2008, 08:58 PM	#19 (permalink)
Maria_Aya Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 2,221	Its very interesting how language mix around the world. My father is from Crete, and there was an era around 180 years ago when Greece (and Crete) was under Turkey. At that time Turkey "loaned" Crete to Egypt for some years and took some parts of Syria for same timing. So the result was that many words that now we think as Cretan dialect are arabic (and also we have many turksh and italian ones, and ancient greek) The same hapens also with music in the area, special with old cretan songs from the begining of the 19th century. Kisses Maria Aya __________________ ... www.orientalexpression.gr

07-31-2008, 11:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mosaic Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne Australia, but a Kiwi Posts: 849	In Indonesia Salamat is used to greet people and also when you say goodbye, they use salamat jalan, which is basically 'safe journey' Salamat in translation would be something like peace or peace be upon you. The word jalan means road path something going somewhere or walking, so the names of streets/roads were also followed by jalan. A lot of Bahasa Indonesia comes from Arabic. ~Mosaic