assalam
/assalam/
Definition
greeting, salutation — chiefly in the greeting assalam aleykum
- assalam aleykum! — peace be upon you!
- assalam berirge — to give a greeting
- assalamnı alırğa — to return a greeting
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | assalamthe greeting | assalamlathe greetings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | assalamnıthe greeting's | assalamlanıthe greetings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | assalamnıthe greeting (as the object) | assalamlanıthe greetings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | assalamğato the greeting | assalamlağato the greetings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | assalamdaat / in the greeting | assalamladaat / in the greetings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | assalamdanfrom the greeting | assalamladanfrom the greetings | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | assalamımmy greeting | assalamlarımmy greetings |
| your | assalamıngyour greeting | assalamlarıngyour greetings |
| his / her | assalamıhis / her greeting | assalamlarıhis / her greetings |
| our | assalamıbızour greeting | assalamlarıbızour greetings |
| you all's | assalamığızyou all's greeting | assalamlarığızyou all's greetings |
| their | assalamlarıtheir greeting | assalamlarıtheir greetings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: assalamları can mean "his / her greetings", "their greeting", or "their greetings" — context decides.