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selam use
1.       sufler
358 posts
 27 Feb 2014 Thu 09:25 pm

hello.

I´ve got a quick question, can "selam" be also used to say "goodbye"? as farewell?

I´ve never paid attention to this before.

2.       tunci
7149 posts
 27 Feb 2014 Thu 09:58 pm

 

Quoting sufler

hello.

I´ve got a quick question, can "selam" be also used to say "goodbye"? as farewell?

I´ve never paid attention to this before.

 

Although it is not commonly used, there are some people saying it to eachother when they leave , as in the meaning of  " Bye ", however  it has deeper meaning which is " May God´s peace be upon you ". Obviously ,it is religious way of saying " bye " [be in peace]


3.       gokuyum
5050 posts
 28 Feb 2014 Fri 06:32 pm

I havent heard it used in daily speech that way. But we say "selametle".

Ex: Selametle git.

Go within peace.

 

Or you can just say selametle without saying git.

 



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4.       tunci
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 28 Feb 2014 Fri 06:59 pm

 

I took it as  " Selamun Aleykum " .I got it that way when I said there are some people saying it when they leave.

But if he meant just  " Selam"  than of course people don´t say just Selam when they leave.

Cus there is no chance for him ever heard  Selam used when two Turks leaving eachother.

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