Dar es Salaam
English
/ˌdɑɹɛsˈsəlɑm/, /ˌdɑːɹɛsˈsəlɑːm/
proper noun
Definitions
- (largest city in Tanzania), and former capital (till 1974).
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دَار اَلسَّلَام (house of peace).
Origin
Arabic
دَار اَلسَّلَام
Gloss
house of peace
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- دَار اَلسَّلَام Arabic
- negara Malay
- Dar es Salaam Swahili