سلام دعا
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Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From سَلام (salām, “hello; peace”) + دُعا (du'ā, “prayer; supplication”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.lɑːm d̪ʊ.(ʔ)ɑː/
Noun[edit]
سَلام دُعا • (salām du'ā) m (indeclinable, Hindi spelling सलाम दुआ)
- a hi, hello (term for a mere brief exchange of pleasantries as opposed to a longer discussion with a person)
Further reading[edit]
- “سلام دعا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “دعا سلام دعا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.