salaam alaikum
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salaam alaikum
- /səˈlɑːm əˌleɪkʊm/ India
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”). Doublet of shalom aleichem.
interjection salam alaikum · salaam alaykum · salam alaykum · as-salaam alaikum · assalamu alaikum · assalamu alaykum
- A greeting said on meeting someone.
Translations
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intj peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
| Español | salam |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 앗살라무 알라이쿰 atsallamu allaikum |
| 日本語 | アッサラーム・アライクム assarāmu araikumu, アッサラーム・アレイクム assarāmu areikumu |
| 中文 | 薩拉姆·阿萊控 /萨拉姆·阿莱控 sàlāmǔ āláikòng, 色蘭 /色兰 sèlán |
| हिन्दी | सलाम अलैकुम salām alaikum |
| Português | salamaleque |
| Français | as-salam alaykum |
| Deutsch | as-salamu alaikum |
| Italiano | salam aleikum, as-salāmu ʿalaykum |
| Ελληνικά | σαλάμ αλέκουμ salám alékoum |
| Română | al salamalaikum |
| Русский | саля́м але́йкум saljám aléjkum, сала́м але́йкум salám aléjkum, ассала́му ’але́йкум assalámu ’aléjkum |
| العربية | السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ as-salāmu ʕalaykum, سلام عليكم salāmun ʕalaykum |
| עברית | סלאם עליכום salám 'aléikum |
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title = {salaam alaikum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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