salaam

== English == === Alternative forms === salam === Etymology === From Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Doublet of shalom, a borrowing from Hebrew. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /səˈlɑːm/ Rhymes: -ɑːm === Interjection === salaam A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims. ==== Related terms ==== salaam alaikum ==== Translations ==== === Noun === salaam (countable and uncountable, plural salaams) A low bow as a ceremonial act of deference. 1840, John Wilson, “On the Genius and Character of Burns” in John Wilson and Robert Chambers, The Land of Burns, Glasgow: Blackie & Son, Volume 2, p. lxxv,[2] Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam to the Exciseman just as he was folding up that letter […] 1895, Rabindranath Tagore, letter dated 14 August, 1895 in Glimpses of Bengal, London: Macmillan, 1921, pp. 160-161,[3] My servant was late one morning, and I was greatly annoyed at his delay. He came up and stood before me with his usual salaam, and with a slight catch in his voice explained that his eight-year-old daughter had died last night. === Verb === salaam (third-person singular simple present salaams, present participle salaaming, simple past and past participle salaamed) (intransitive, transitive) To perform a salaam to (someone). === Anagrams === Salama, masala == Swahili == === Alternative forms === salamu === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic سَلَام (salām). === Pronunciation === (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /sɑˈlɑːm/ === Interjection === salaam hello === References ===