1. greeting, salutation, hello. 2. mil. salute. 3. colloq. Hello!/Hi!
selamını almak /ın/ to return (someone's) greeting, greet (someone) in return; to say hello to (someone) in return.
selam dur! mil. Present arms!
selama durmak to rise respectfully, stand up respectfully (in someone's presence, as someone passes).
selamını esirgemek /dan/ to refuse to greet (someone); to refuse to say hello to (someone).
selam etmek/göndermek /a/ to send (someone) one's regards, say hello to.
selamı sabahı kesmek /la/ to break off relations with (someone), stop speaking to (someone).
selam söylemek /a, dan/ to give (someone) (one's) regards, send (one's) regards to (someone), say hello to: Ona benden selam söyle. Give him my regards. Ali sana selam söyledi. Ali sends you his regards./Ali says hello.
selam vermek 1. /a/ to greet (someone). 2. to turn one's head to the right and to the left at the end of the namaz.
selam verip borçlu çıkmak to throw out a proposal and then get saddled with the job of carrying it out; to open one's mouth and thus get landed with a job.
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