assalamu alaikum

American  

[ahs-uh-lah-moo uh-lahy-koom] / ɑs əˈlɑ mu əˈlaɪ kum /

Also assalam alaikum

interjection

Arabic.

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

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Etymology

Origin of assalamu alaikum

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. )