Dar es Salaam

English

Etymology

From Arabic دَار اَلسَّلَام (dār as-salām, “house of peace”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdɑɹ.ɛs.səˈlɑm/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdɑːɹ.ɛs.səˈlɑːm/

Proper noun

Dar es Salaam

The largest city in Tanzania, and former capital (till 1974).

Synonyms

Dar

Related terms

Brunei Darussalam

Translations

city

Arabic: دَار اَلسَّلَام f (dār as-salām)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 達累斯薩拉姆／达累斯萨拉姆 (zh) (Dáléisīsàlāmǔ)(Mainland), 三蘭港／三兰港 (Sānlángǎng) (Taiwan)
Danish: Dar es-Salaam
Hindi: दार अस सलाम m (dār as salām), दारुससलाम m (dārusaslām), दार-अस-सलाम m (dār-as-salām), दार उस सलाम m (dār us salām), दार-उस-सलाम m (dār-us-salām), दार ए सलाम m (dār e salām), दार-ए-सलाम m (dār-e-salām)
Irish: Dárasalám m
Japanese: ダルエスサラーム (Daruesusarāmu)
Korean: 다르에스살람 (Dareueseusallam)
Polish: Dar es Salaam (pl) n
Russian: Дар-эс-Сала́м m (Dar-es-Salám)
Swahili: Dar es Salaam
Vietnamese: Đa-ét Xa-lam

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَار اَلسَّلَام (dār as-salām, “house of peace”).

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Proper noun

Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam (the largest city in Tanzania).
A region of Tanzania

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