Re: Arabic greeting (was: Re: Somewhat Off-Topic: thinking in conlangs)
| From: | M. Czapp <0zu149@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 13:19 |
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Am Mardo 30 Septembro 2008 schrieb Philip Newton:
> > 3. Do the normal regional sound changes in modern forms of Arabic apply?
> > E.g. Is it in Iran "selam-e-leikom"?
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> IIRC Turkish Muslims greet each other with "Selâm aleyküm"; I've also
> found google hits for "Ve aleyküm selam" so perhaps that's also the
> common response there.
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> Cheers,
According to my book on Turkish (a simple one for travelers) the correct reply
is aleykümselâm.
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