ซัลลัม
san-lamMeaning
1InterjectionC1
[Islamic honorific] ‘and grant him peace,’ part of ﷺ (used after the Prophet Muhammad’s name)
An Arabic element meaning “and (may Allah) grant him peace,” the second part of the blessing ศ็อลลัลลอฮุอะลัยฮีวะซัลลัม, used after mentioning the Prophet Muhammad. In Thai it is usually not used alone; the blessing is often shown with the Arabic symbol ﷺ or abbreviated as SAW.
Examples
ทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têewhenever; every time thatชาวมุสลิมchaao mút-sà-limชาวมุสลิมchaao mút-sà-limMuslim (person)เอ่ยèryเอ่ยèry1[to] mention; utter; say2(final particle in questions or calls)พระนามprá naamพระนามprá naamroyal personal nameของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsท่านนบีมุฮัมมัดtâan ná-bee mú-ham-màtท่านนบีมุฮัมมัดtâan ná-bee mú-ham-màtthe Prophet Muhammadก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กล่าวglàaoกล่าวglàao[to] say; state; mention (formal)ตามด้วยdtaam dûuaiตามด้วยdtaam dûuai1followed by [sth]2[to] follow with [sth]; be followed by [sth]ศ็อลลัลลอฮุอะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)ลัยláiฮีheeฮีhee1interjection used for calling or emphasis (dialectal; informal)2he; him (slang)วะwáวะwá1particle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)2particle (question; very informal, rough): used at sentence end to add bluntness/attitudeซัลลัมsan-lamซัลลัมsan-lam[Islamic honorific] ‘and grant him peace,’ part of ﷺ (used after the Prophet Muhammad’s name)
Every time Muslims mention the name of the Prophet Muhammad, they follow it with "Sallallahu alaihi wasallam."
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การกล่าวgaan glàaoศ็อลลัลลอฮุอะàลัยláiฮีheeวะwáซัลลัมsan-lamเป็นbpenการแสดงgaan sà-daengความเคารพkwaam kao-rópและláeขอพรkŏr ponจากjàakอัลลอฮ์an-loให้แก่hâi gàeท่านtâanศาสดาsàat-sà-daaซึ่งsêungคำว่าkam wâaซัลลัมsan-lamเป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen sùuan nèungของkŏngคำขอพรkam kŏr ponนั้นnán
Saying "Sallallahu alaihi wasallam" is an expression of respect and a prayer to Allah for the Prophet, in which the word "sallam" is a part of that prayer.
ในnaiตำราdtam-raaอิสลามìt-sà-laamภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiเราraoมักจะmák jàเห็นhĕnสัญลักษณ์săn-yá-lákﷺหรือrĕuอักษรย่อàk-sŏn yôซ็อลsókฯฯต่อท้ายdtò táaiพระนามprá naamนบีná-beeซึ่งsêungย่อมาจากyôr maa jàakคำเต็มkam dtemศ็อลลัลลอฮุอะàลัยláiฮีheeวะwáซัลลัมsan-lam
In Thai Islamic texts, we often see the symbol ﷺ or the abbreviation (SAW) after the Prophet's name, which stands for the full phrase "Sallallahu alaihi wasallam."
การวิเคราะห์gaan wí-krórเชิงcherngภาษาศาสตร์paa-săa-sàatของkŏngบทสดุดีbòt sà-dù-deeศ็อลลัลลอฮุอะàลัยláiฮีheeวะwáซัลลัมsan-lamชี้ให้เห็นchée hâi hĕnว่าwâaองค์ประกอบong bprà-gòpแต่ละส่วนdtàe-lá sùuanมีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiเฉพาะchà-pórโดยdoiซัลลัมsan-lamหมายถึงmăai tĕungและláeขอความสันติkŏr kwaam săn-dtìจงjongมีmeeแด่dàeท่านtâan
Linguistic analysis of the blessing "Sallallahu alaihi wasallam" shows that each component has a specific meaning, with "sallam" meaning "and may peace be upon him."
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
san
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |