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Salamat

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Salamat is the word for "Thank You" in many Filipino languages, including Tagalog, Cebuano, Bikol and Hiligaynon. It most likely comes from the triliteral Semitic root S-L-M, due to Arab influence.

In the Arabic form, the word is in the feminine plural salāmat سلامت from the singular salāmah . Salamat in Arabic is equivalent to peace and blessings (a greeting or plural greeting). In Hebrew, סלמאת is slang for "Goodbye".

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