salamalec
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “hello; peace be upon you”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
salamalec m (plural salamalecs)
- (informal, derogatory, ironic) a show of politeness, deference or flattery which is hypocritical, affected or exaggerated
- 2005, “Thé à la menthe”, performed by La Caution:
- Avec un sale accent, pas de salamalecs, me dit Hassan l’athlète / Originaire d’Algérie, d’Hollywood à Tamanrasset
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (archaic) salaam
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “salamalec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (selâmaleyküm), from Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “hello; peace be upon you”).
Noun edit
salamalec n (plural salamalecuri)
Declension edit
Declension of salamalec
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) salamalec | salamalecul | (niște) salamalecuri | salamalecurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) salamalec | salamalecului | (unor) salamalecuri | salamalecurilor |
vocative | salamalecule | salamalecurilor |