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Definition of salaam in English: salaamexclamationsəˈlɑːmsəˈlɑm A common greeting in many Arabic-speaking and Muslim countries. Example sentencesExamples - But the guy was so calm, I came closer to him and said: Salaam. How are you doing?! He looked at me with his eyes barely opened, smiled, and said in a very faint voice: Fine, Thank Allah for everything!
- Salaam. How's everything? I wish you luck on your mid-year exams.
noun səˈlɑːmsəˈlɑm 1A gesture of greeting or respect typically consisting of a low bow of the head and body with the hand or fingers touching the forehead. he greeted me with salaams and repeated cries of welcome Example sentencesExamples - The poem begins with the customary praise to God and then lists her sorrows and in the end she gives her salaam to everybody.
- If you like coffee and you like ice cream, offer a deep salaam to the good people at Healthy Choice.
- While gray hair and a wrinkled face will get you nothing in the West except a name card from a plastic surgeon or a discounted fare on the city bus, a wai, a salaam, or a bow from the young is always proffered with sincerity.
Synonyms inclination, obeisance, nod, curtsy, bob, salaam, salutation - 1.1salaams Respectful compliments.
she had asked him to send me her salaams Example sentencesExamples - O Jabir! Allah will keep you alive until his time and you will see him. O Jabir! When you meet him, convey my salaams to him.
- Give my salaams to everyone there please? Inshallah we can come back soon. Maybe I'll be able to bring my wife next time.
verb səˈlɑːmsəˈlɑm [no object]Make a salaam. instead of salaaming he spat on the ground Example sentencesExamples - When he had finished he used to pass the plate to me and I would transfer what was left over to my plate: in our tradition that was considered a great privilege and I would salaam profoundly as I did so.
- A week later, bowing and salaaming to me as grateful patients often do, he was discharged with a smile almost as long as the well healed incision on his thigh.
- As we drove into the qila's courtyard we saw a crowd of between twenty and 30 retainers massing to greet the rajah, all frantically bowing and salaaming; as Suleiman got out of the car the foremost ones dived to touch his feet.
- I disagreed with him on a few issues, but I knew that he held those views out of conviction, not because his party required him to salaam before their chosen altars.
- I salaamed to her and, grateful for the chance to catch my breath, eat and make a couple of half-time adjustments in the game plan, walked to my office.
Synonyms incline the body, incline the head, make an obeisance, make a bow, nod, curtsy, drop a curtsy, bob, salaam, genuflect, bend the knee, kowtow
Origin Early 17th century: from Arabic (al-)salām (‘alaikum) 'peace (be upon you)'. Rhymes alarm, arm, Bairam, balm, barm, becalm, calm, charm, embalm, farm, forearm, Guam, harm, imam, ma'am, malm, Montcalm, Notre-Dame, palm, psalm, qualm, smarm Definition of salaam in US English: salaamexclamationsəˈlämsəˈlɑm A common greeting in many Arabic-speaking and Muslim countries. Example sentencesExamples - Salaam. How's everything? I wish you luck on your mid-year exams.
- But the guy was so calm, I came closer to him and said: Salaam. How are you doing?! He looked at me with his eyes barely opened, smiled, and said in a very faint voice: Fine, Thank Allah for everything!
nounsəˈlämsəˈlɑm 1A gesture of greeting or respect, with or without a spoken salutation, typically consisting of a low bow of the head and body with the hand or fingers touching the forehead. he greeted me with salaams and repeated cries of welcome Compare with shalom Example sentencesExamples - While gray hair and a wrinkled face will get you nothing in the West except a name card from a plastic surgeon or a discounted fare on the city bus, a wai, a salaam, or a bow from the young is always proffered with sincerity.
- The poem begins with the customary praise to God and then lists her sorrows and in the end she gives her salaam to everybody.
- If you like coffee and you like ice cream, offer a deep salaam to the good people at Healthy Choice.
Synonyms inclination, obeisance, nod, curtsy, bob, salaam, salutation - 1.1salaams Respectful compliments.
she had asked him to send me her salaams Example sentencesExamples - O Jabir! Allah will keep you alive until his time and you will see him. O Jabir! When you meet him, convey my salaams to him.
- Give my salaams to everyone there please? Inshallah we can come back soon. Maybe I'll be able to bring my wife next time.
verbsəˈlämsəˈlɑm [no object]Make a salaam. instead of salaaming he spat on the ground Example sentencesExamples - When he had finished he used to pass the plate to me and I would transfer what was left over to my plate: in our tradition that was considered a great privilege and I would salaam profoundly as I did so.
- I disagreed with him on a few issues, but I knew that he held those views out of conviction, not because his party required him to salaam before their chosen altars.
- I salaamed to her and, grateful for the chance to catch my breath, eat and make a couple of half-time adjustments in the game plan, walked to my office.
- A week later, bowing and salaaming to me as grateful patients often do, he was discharged with a smile almost as long as the well healed incision on his thigh.
- As we drove into the qila's courtyard we saw a crowd of between twenty and 30 retainers massing to greet the rajah, all frantically bowing and salaaming; as Suleiman got out of the car the foremost ones dived to touch his feet.
Synonyms incline the body, incline the head, make an obeisance, make a bow, nod, curtsy, drop a curtsy, bob, salaam, genuflect, bend the knee, kowtow
Origin Early 17th century: from Arabic (al-)salām (‘alaikum) ‘peace (be upon you)’. |