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salaam

20 9.9

A low bow that shows respect used as a greeting in Muslim cultures

noun
/səˈlɑːm/

: salam

Salaam, little one.

So I lived in Afghanistan before Salaam Salaam Alaikum.

Examples

As-Salaam-Alaikum, my brother.

Menace II Society (1993)
As-salaam alaikum.

The Ape (2005)
Ah, salaam and good evening to you, worthy friend.

Aladdin (1992)
Now, they can't even say salaam to each other.

Material (2012)
Salaam, O commander of the faithful.

Arabian Nights (1942)
I greet you with the ancient words: "As Salaam Alikum."

Fiction book (1992)
They say salaam.

The Big Sick (2017)
Walekum salaam.

The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)
As-Salaam-Alaikum.

Step Sisters (2018)
He greeted his friends with a warm salaam before starting the meeting.

Synonyms

bow

vssalaam

74 1.0

An act of bending the head forward to show respect

is a deep ritual used in Muslim tradition as a formal greeting

salutation

vssalaam

Formal

8 4.4

A polite greeting given when people arrive or leave

is a specific deep or ritual greeting rather than any general greeting act

namaste

vssalaam

Indian

6 7.0

A respectful gesture made by pressing the hands together and bowing slightly

is deeper and broader in culture not limited to a hands together gesture

How Respectful

prostration

2 9.0

salaam

20 9.9

salute

Formal

74 4.0

handshake

116 1.0

nod

122 1.0

wave

54 1.0

Surface Forms

salaam singular

salaams plural

Etymology

Salaam comes from the Arabic word salaam meaning 'peace', and it is like the Hebrew greeting shalom. A salaam began as a wish of 'peace' for the other person, so it is used today as a respectful greeting or bow.