peace be upon him

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peace be upon him

  • /piːs biː əˈpɒn ˈhɪm/

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Calque of Arabic عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu, “peace be upon him”)

interjection PBUH

  1. an honorific phrase used by Muslims after any mention in speech or print of holy persons Jesus, peace be upon him, travelled to […]

    Similar: alayhi as-salaam

  2. Judaism an honorific phrase used by some Jews after mentioning the deceased in speech or print

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intj honorific phrase used by Muslims

中文願主福安之 /愿主福安之 yuàn Zhǔ fú'ān zhī
हिन्दीसल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम sallallāhu alaihi va sallam, अलैहिस्सलाम alaihissalām
Portuguêsque a paz esteja com ele
Françaisque paix soit sur lui
DeutschFriede sei mit ihm, Friede und Segen sei mit ihm
Русскиймир ему́ mir jemú, мир ему́ и благослове́ние mir jemú i blagoslovénije, мир ему́ и благослове́ние Алла́ха mir jemú i blagoslovénije Alláxa
العربيةعَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ ʕalayhi s-salāmu

intj honorific phrase used by some Jews

עבריתעָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם 'aláv hashalóm

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@misc{peace_be_upon_him_2026,
  title = {peace be upon him},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peace%20be%20upon%20him},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}