به سلامت

Persian

Alternative forms

  • به‌سلامت (be-salâmat)
  • بسلامت (besalâmat)

Etymology

به (be) + سلامت (salâmat)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bä sä.lɑː.mǽt̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bä sä.lɑː.mǽt̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bä sä.lɔː.mǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading? ba salāmat
Dari reading? ba salāmat
Iranian reading? be salâmat
Tajik reading? ba salomat
  • (Iran, sarcastic) IPA(key): [besælɒːˈmæ̌t̪]

Interjection

به سلامت • (be salâmat)

  1. goodbye
  2. (sarcastic) indicates the speaker is happy about leaving of the other side; good riddance.

Usage notes

Used only when the other person is leaving, and usually in answer to خداحافظ (xodâhâfez).

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