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hello in Persian

سَلَام salām

/həˈləʊ/US/hɛˈloʊ/

hello in Persian: سَلَام (salām), سَلَام عَلَیْکُم (salām alaykum), دُرود (durōd), دَرُود (darūd). In English, hello means a greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

Persian words for hello

greeting
سَلَام salām, سَلَام عَلَیْکُم salām alaykum, دُرود durōd, دَرُود darūd, دُرُود durūd, سَلام salâm
when answering the telephone
هَلو halō, اَلو alo

English meaning of hello

  1. interjection A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
  2. interjection A greeting used when answering the telephone.
  3. interjection A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
  4. interjection Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious.

Full definition of hello

hello in a sentence

  • Hello? How may I help you?
  • Hello? Is anyone there?
  • You just tried to start your car with your cell phone. Hello?

Synonyms of hello

All synonyms of hello

hello in other languages

Questions about hello in Persian

What is the meaning of hello in Persian?
Hello in Persian is سَلَام (salām), سَلَام عَلَیْکُم (salām alaykum), دُرود (durōd), دَرُود (darūd).
معنی hello چیست؟
Hello: سَلَام (salām), سَلَام عَلَیْکُم (salām alaykum), دُرود (durōd), دَرُود (darūd).
What does hello mean in English?
Hello means a greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hello (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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