assalamu alaikum

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

/ ɑs əˈlɑ mu əˈlaɪ kum /

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interjection Arabic.

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

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Also as·sa·lam a·lai·kum .

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”; cf. shalom aleichem

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