sela
noun C2- A prayer recited by a muezzin before a funeral prayer or the call to prayer on an Eid or on Fridays.
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in selam.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: selasında. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: selasında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: selasıyla. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: selasıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Etrafından selam, temennâ, hürmet, takdir dilenir.
Kim'al giyer, kimi kare,
Selam eylen nazlı yare,
Ayrılanlar bir olma mı?
Dedeme ve komşulara çok selam söyle.
Give my best to Grandpa and the neighbors.
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