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assalamu alaikum

[ ahs-uh-lah-moo uh-lahy-koom ]

interjection

, Arabic.
  1. peace be upon you: a traditional greeting especially between Muslims, the reply being wa’alaikum assalam .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of assalamu alaikum1

First recorded in 1955–60, still not naturalized in English; from Arabic as-salāmu, “the peace” ( al- “the” + salām “peace”) + ʿalaykum “upon you”; shalom aleichem ( def )

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