selamat
Brooke's Point Palawano
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay selamat, from Arabic سَلَامَة (salāma, “good health”).
Interjection
selamat
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay selamat, from Arabic سَلَامَات (salāmāt), plural of سَلَام (salām).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈlamat/ [səˈla.mat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -amat
- Syllabification: se‧la‧mat
Interjection
sêlamat
Noun
sêlamat
Adjective
sêlamat
- safe
- healthy
- successful
- happy, merry
- Selamat Ulang Tahun! ― Happy Birthday!
- Selamat Natal! ― Merry Christmas!
- good
- Selamat pagi ― Good morning
- Selamat malam ― Good night
- enjoy
- Selamat makan ― Enjoy (your) meal
Derived terms
Affixations
- berselamatan
- keselamatan
- menyelamati
- menyelamatkan
- penyelamat
- penyelamatan
- selamatan
- terselamatkan
Compounds
Further reading
- “selamat”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَلَامَات (salāmāt), plural of سَلَام (salām).
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /səˈlamat/ [səˈla.mat̪̚]
Audio (Malaysia): (file) - Rhymes: -amat, -mat, -at
- Hyphenation: se‧la‧mat
Noun
sĕlamat (Jawi spelling سلامت, plural selamat-selamat or selamat2)
Adjective
sĕlamat (Jawi spelling سلامت, comparative lebih selamat, superlative paling selamat)
Adverb
sĕlamat (Jawi spelling سلامت)
- may there be...
- Selamat jalan!
- May you go safely!/Goodbye!
Adjective
sĕlamat (Jawi spelling سلامت, comparative lebih selamat, superlative paling selamat)
- happy; merry
- Selamat Hari Raya!
- Happy Eid ul-Fitr!
- Selamat Hari Krismas!
- Happy Christmas!
- Selamat Tahun Bahru!
- Happy New Year!
Derived terms
Affixations
- berselamatan
- keselamatan (“safety”)
- menyelamati (“to save”)
- menyelamatkan
- penyelamat (“saviour; rescuer”)
- penyelamatan (“rescue”)
- selamatan
- terselamat
Compounds
- selamat datang (“welcome”)
- selamat hari jadi (“happy birthday”)
- selamat hari lahir (“happy birthday”)
- selamat Hari Raya
- selamat jalan (“bon voyage”)
- selamat makan (“bon appétit; enjoy your meal”)
- selamat malam (“good evening”)
- selamat menjamu selera
- selamat pagi (“good morning”)
- selamat pulang
- selamat sejahtera
- selamat siang
- selamat tinggal
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- "selamat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017