Etymology

Dar es Salaam

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Arabic دَار اَلسَّلَام
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromدَار اَلسَّلَام
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromدَار اَلسَّلَام
  3. English todayDar es Salaam

Borrowed from Arabic دَار اَلسَّلَام (dār as-salām, “house of peace”).

Words from the same roots

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Negara Brunei Darussalam

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.