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sa⋅laam
[suh-lahm] 
–noun
| 1. | a salutation meaning “peace,” used esp. in Islamic countries. |
| 2. | a very low bow or obeisance, esp. with the palm of the right hand placed on the forehead. |
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
| 3. | to salute with a salaam. |
Origin:
1605–15; < Ar salām peace
1605–15; < Ar salām peace
Related forms:
sa⋅laam⋅like, adjective
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| sa·laam (sə-läm') n.
To greet with or perform a salaam. [Arabic salām, peace, salaam, from salima, to be safe; see šlm in Semitic roots.] |
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Salaam
Sa*laam"\ (s[.a]*l[aum]m"), n. Same as Salam. Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam to the exciseman just as he was folding up that letter. --Prof. Wilson.Salaam
Sa*laam"\, v. i. To make or perform a salam. I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. --H. James.
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salaam
Muslim greeting, 1613, from Arabic salam (also in Urdu, Persian), lit. "peace" (cf. Heb. shalom); in full, (as)salam 'alaikum "peace be upon you," from base of salima "he was safe" (cf. Islam, Muslim).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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