"שלום" meaning in Yiddish

See שלום in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈʃɔ.ɫəm/ [Northeastern, YIVO], /ˈʃuː.ɫəm/ [Poylish], /ˈʃu.ɫəm/ [Ukraynish] Forms: sholem [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”). Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|he|שָׁלוֹם||peace|tr=shalóm}} Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”), {{root|yi|he|שׁ־ל־ם}} Head templates: {{head|yi|interjection|tr=sholem}} שלום • (sholem)
  1. shalom (traditional Jewish greeting or farewell)
    Sense id: en-שלום-yi-intj-m69YlLEW Categories (other): Yiddish farewells, Yiddish greetings, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Yiddish farewells: 44 46 3 7 Disambiguation of Yiddish greetings: 35 23 3 40 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 37 44 8 11

Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃɔ.ɫəm/ [Northeastern, YIVO], /ˈʃuː.ɫəm/ [Poylish], /ˈʃu.ɫəm/ [Ukraynish] Forms: sholem [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”). Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|he|שָׁלוֹם||peace|tr=shalóm}} Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”), {{root|yi|he|שׁ־ל־ם}} Head templates: {{head|yi|proper noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=sholem}} שלום • (sholem) m, {{yi-proper noun|g=m|tr=sholem}} שלום • (sholem) m
  1. a male given name, Shalom Related terms: שלמה (shloyme)
    Sense id: en-שלום-yi-name-K6UWB3J1 Categories (other): Yiddish given names, Yiddish male given names, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish farewells, Yiddish greetings, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 1 6 22 5 14 7 7 22 5 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 4 24 4 22 5 5 24 4 5 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 35 48 8 10 Disambiguation of Yiddish farewells: 44 46 3 7 Disambiguation of Yiddish greetings: 35 23 3 40 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 37 44 8 11

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɔ.ɫəm/ [Northeastern, YIVO], /ˈʃuː.ɫəm/ [Poylish], /ˈʃu.ɫəm/ [Ukraynish] Forms: sholem [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”). Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|he|שָׁלוֹם||peace|tr=shalóm}} Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”), {{root|yi|he|שׁ־ל־ם}} Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=sholem}} שלום • (sholem) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|tr=sholem}} שלום • (sholem) m
  1. peace
    Sense id: en-שלום-yi-noun-wuEMIL9G
  2. A greeting
    Sense id: en-שלום-yi-noun-E99Wz43I Categories (other): Yiddish greetings, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Yiddish greetings: 35 23 3 40 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 37 44 8 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: שלומדיק (sholemdik) (english: peaceful) Related terms: שלום עליכם (sholem aleykhem)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "שלומדיק"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "yi",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "he",
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    }
  ],
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        "romanization"
      ]
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        "g3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "שלום • (sholem) m",
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      },
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɔ.ɫəm/",
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        "YIVO"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃuː.ɫəm/",
      "tags": [
        "Poylish"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃu.ɫəm/",
      "tags": [
        "Ukraynish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "שלום"
}

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        "4": "",
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        "romanization"
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          "_dis": "44 46 3 7",
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃuː.ɫəm/",
      "tags": [
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  ],
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}

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        "4": "",
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        "romanization"
      ]
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        "1": "yi",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "שלום • (sholem) m",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "_dis": "3 1 6 22 5 14 7 7 22 5 7",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 48 8 10",
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        },
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      ],
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          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Shalom",
          "Shalom#English"
        ]
      ],
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          "roman": "shloyme",
          "word": "שלמה"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɔ.ɫəm/",
      "tags": [
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        "YIVO"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃuː.ɫəm/",
      "tags": [
        "Poylish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃu.ɫəm/",
      "tags": [
        "Ukraynish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "שלום"
}
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    "Yiddish lemmas",
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    "Yiddish nouns",
    "Yiddish proper nouns",
    "Yiddish terms borrowed from Hebrew",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew",
    "Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root שׁ־ל־ם",
    "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
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      "word": "שלומדיק"
    }
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        "romanization"
      ]
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      },
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    }
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɔ.ɫəm/",
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃuː.ɫəm/",
      "tags": [
        "Poylish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃu.ɫəm/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "שלום"
}

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    "Yiddish nouns",
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      },
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        "romanization"
      ]
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃu.ɫəm/",
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  ],
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  "etymology_text": "From Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”).",
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        "romanization"
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      },
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        "Yiddish given names",
        "Yiddish male given names"
      ],
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        "a male given name, Shalom"
      ],
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        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Shalom",
          "Shalom#English"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɔ.ɫəm/",
      "tags": [
        "Northeastern",
        "YIVO"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃuː.ɫəm/",
      "tags": [
        "Poylish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃu.ɫəm/",
      "tags": [
        "Ukraynish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "שלום"
}

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