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سلام علیکم
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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَلَام عَلَيْكُم (salām ʕalaykum).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /sa.ˈlaːm ʔa.laj.ˈkum/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæ.lɒ́ːm ʔælej.kʰóm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.lɔ́m ʔä.läj.kʰúm]
Interjection
سَلام عَلِیْکُم • (salâm 'aleykom)
- good day to you, good afternoon, hello, salaam alaikum (a somewhat formal Islamic greeting)
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Urdu
Alternative forms
- اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیکُم وَرَحْمَۃُاللہ وَبَرَکَاتُہ (as-salām alaikum wa-raḥmatu llāhi wa-barakātuhu, “Peace be upon you as well as Allah's mercy and blessings.”)
- السلام علیکم (as-salām alaikum)
Etymology
From the Arabic سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُم (salāmun ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.lɑːm ə.lɛː.kʊm/
Interjection
سَلام عَلَیکُم • (salām 'alaikum) (Hindi spelling सलाम अलैकुम)
- (Islam) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)
Related terms
- وعلیکم السلام (wālekum assalām, “reply”)
- شالوم علیخیم (“shalom aleichem”)
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