سلام

العربية

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سلام¹

  • /sa.laːm/

Where it comes from

Semantic loan from Aramaic שְׁלָמָא / ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šəlāmā, “wholeness, welfare; peace”, used as a greeting). Cognate with Hebrew שלום (shalóm).

noun سَلَام · salām · السَّلَام · سَلَامٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of سَلِمَ (salima) (form I), well-being
  2. peace
  3. greeting

interjection سَلَام · salām

  1. salutation; greeting

سلام²

  • /si.laːm/

noun سِلَام · silām · السِّلَام · سِلَامٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of سَالَمَ (sālama) (form III)

noun سِلَام · silām · السِّلَام · سِلَامٌ

  1. plural plural of variety of سَلِم (salim, “stones”), or alternative collective
  2. plural plural of variety of سَلَْم (salam, “Vachellia flava”)

In English

  • peace state of being free from war
  • hello greeting
  • hi friendly, informal greeting
  • bye short for goodbye — see also goodbye
  • salaam a Muslim greeting
  • see you see you later

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سلام},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Ar-سلام.ogg.