salaamn.
/səˈlɑːm/, U.S. /səˈlɑm/ a. The salutation (as)salām (ʿalaikum), Peace (be upon you). Hence applied to a ceremonious obeisance with which this salutation is accompanied, consisting (in India) of a low bowing of the head and body with the palm of the right hand placed on the forehead.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying > a bow or curtsey
crookc1330
beckc1375
obediencec1390
obeisancea1393
reverencec1400
inclinationa1425
courtesy1508
curtsy1513
honour1531
leg1548
duck1554
beisance1556
jouk1567
congee1577
crouch1597
humblesso1599
inclinabo1607
salaam1613
dop1616
scrape1628
bowa1656
visit-leg1673
couchee1691
dip1792
bob1825
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > gesture > oriental or Indian
salaam1613
salaaming1816
pranam1845
namaskar1887
namaste1948
wai1966
1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 546 He..presenteth himselfe to the people to receive their Salames or good morrow.
1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 113 Some of the bride-maids came out vnto vs, and after a Sallam or Congee began a Morisko.
1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 152 When they give one another the Selam, after the Prayer of Kouschlouk.
1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 214 Tuan Hadjee got up, and, without making the ordinary selam, went abruptly out of the hall.
1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Suppl. Chron. 152/2 On being informed that I was a Brahman, he made me some very respectful salems.
1835 N. P. Willis Pencillings II. xlvii. 65 We were received with a profusion of Salaams by the sultan's perfumer.
1837 Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 114 Good morning, sar: great chief, salam!
1849 E. E. Napier Excursions Southern Afr. I. 287 After a long chat, I made my salaam, and went to inspect a most conspicuous object on a neighbouring height.
1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags II. viii. 213 The Moor rose instantly, with profound salaams, before her.
1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka xv. 181 ‘Salaam, Tarvin Sahib’, he murmured.
b. transferred. Respectful compliments.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > deferential
devoir14..
service1567
respects1577
mannersa1616
baisementc1654
baisemain1656
regards?1702
salaam1786
1786 H. More Let. to Lady Middleton 14 June Pray present my proper salams (is that spelt right?) to Mrs. Bouverie.
1899 R. Kipling Stalky & Co. 267 Rutton Singh sends his best salaams.
Compounds
C1. attributive and in other combinations, as salaam-like adj.
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1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. II. xvii. 9 A ‘salaam-like’ movement of his trunk.
C2.
salaam convulsion n. = salaam-spasm n.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > convulsions
convulsion1650
salaam convulsion1850
salaam-spasm1886
1850 Lancet I. 485 Eclampsia nutans of Mr. Newnham, or the ‘salaam convulsion’ of Sir Charles Clarke.
salaam-spasm n. a form of convulsion incident to children and characterized by nodding of the head.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > convulsions
convulsion1650
salaam convulsion1850
salaam-spasm1886
1886 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. II. 287 Wry-neck, writer's cramp, spinal trepidation, salaam spasm.
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salaamv.
/səˈlɑːm/, U.S. /səˈlɑm/ 1. transitive. To make a salaam to; to salute with a salaam; to offer salutations to.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (transitive)] > show respect for > bow or curtsey to
lout971
abowOE
aloutc1390
obeishc1400
curtsy1566
cringe1609
leg1628
salaam1684
wreathe1730
bob1847
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use courteous actions or expressions to [verb (transitive)] > greet or salute > by gesture > specific
salaam1684
heil1939
hongi1945
high-five1980
1684 T. Smith in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 445 They [sc. Turks]..take it ill to be salam'd or saluted by them.
1718 S. Ockley Hist. Saracens II. 182 Obeidollah appearing, Muslim did not Salàm or salute him.
1837 Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 111 Two rows of his own servants and ours, salaming him at every step.
1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka xvii. 199 He [sc. an ape] used to salaam to me in the mornings like Luchman Rao, the prime minister.
2. intransitive. To make a salaam or obeisance.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > respect or show respect [verb (intransitive)] > bow, kneel, or curtsey
loutc825
abowOE
bowa1000
kneel?a1000
kneec1000
crookc1320
to bow the knee1382
inclinec1390
crouchc1394
croukc1394
coucha1500
plya1500
to make or do courtesy1508
beck1535
to make a (long, low, etc.) leg1548
curtsya1556
dopc1557
binge1562
jouk1567
beckon1578
benda1586
humblea1592
vaila1593
to scrape a leg1602
congee1606
to give the stoop1623
leg1628
scrape1645
to drop a curtsy1694
salaam1698
boba1794
dip1818
to make (also perform) a cheese1834
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use formal courtesy in act or expression [verb (intransitive)] > greet > use other specific gestures
move1594
nod1600
bow1651
salaam1698
to rub noses1819
hongi1853
heil1939
namaste1969
wai1972
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 18 It being their Custom only to Salam, giving a bow with their Hands across their Breasts.
1824 Edinb. Rev. 41 41 They salaamed to me with an air that said [etc.].
1827 D. Johnson Sketches Indian Field Sports (ed. 2) 139 He fell on the ground salaming (the most submissive obeisance).
1855 C. M. Yonge Cameos xxxii, in Monthly Packet Feb. 98 Putting their hand to their brow, and salaaming down to the ground.
1879 Mrs. A. G. F. E. James Indian Househ. Managem. 49 When he comes into the room he salaams profoundly.
Derivatives
saˈlaaming n. and adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [adjective] > bowing or curtseying
ducking1530
louting1602
bowing1725
bingeing1805
salaaming1816
curtsying1870
obeisant1900
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying
kneelingc1200
louting1340
inclining?a1425
ducking1539
becking1542
lowingc1600
incurvation1607
couchinga1616
bowing1617
congeeing1622
curtsying1668
bingeing1805
salaaming1816
scraping1836
legging1871
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [adjective] > greeting or saluting > specific
how-do-yec1600
salaaming1816
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > gesture > oriental or Indian
salaam1613
salaaming1816
pranam1845
namaskar1887
namaste1948
wai1966
1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master ii. 45 (note) Salaming is the mode of salutation in India.
1879 Mrs. A. G. F. E. James Indian Househ. Managem. 43 Hordes of respectfully salaaming natives from all parts of India.
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