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salaam

[ suh-lahm ]

noun

  1. a salutation meaning “peace,” used especially in Islamic countries.
  2. a very low bow or obeisance, especially with the palm of the right hand placed on the forehead.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to salute with a salaam.

salaam

/ səˈlɑːm /

noun

  1. a Muslim form of salutation consisting of a deep bow with the right palm on the forehead
  2. a salutation signifying peace, used chiefly by Muslims
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to make a salaam or salute (someone) with a salaam
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salaam1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Arabic salām “peace,” cognate with Hebrew shalom ( def ), from common Semitic šalām
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salaam1

C17: from Arabic salām peace, from the phrase assalām `alaikum peace be to you
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Example Sentences

When, on Tuesday of this week, she addressed Parliament for the first time since the attack, she opened with the Arabic greeting of “As salaam alaikum.”

On Wednesday, the Kennedy Center named a half-dozen celebrities who will skewer and salaam before the die-hard stand-up comedian and retired “Tonight Show” host.

Brimming with colonial imperiousness, Mary says of the house staff in India: "They are not people – they're servants who must salaam to you."

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