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salaam alaikum

/səˈlɑːm əˌleɪkʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
salaam alaikum
IPA
/səˈlɑːm əˌleɪkʊm/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A greeting said on meeting someone.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”). Doublet of shalom aleichem.

Inflected Forms

salam alaikum (alternative) salaam alaykum (alternative) salam alaykum (alternative) as-salaam alaikum (alternative) assalamu alaikum (alternative) assalamu alaykum (alternative) salaamu alaikum (alternative)

Phrases

shalom aleichem

Frequently Paired Words

shalom aleichem shalom

Questions

How do you pronounce salaam alaikum?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈlɑːm əˌleɪkʊm/.
What does salaam alaikum mean?
A greeting said on meeting someone.
Where does salaam alaikum come from?
Borrowed from Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”). Doublet of shalom aleichem.

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