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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


sa⋅laam⋅like, adjective
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Word Origin & History

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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