سلام عليكم

Arabic

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Etymology

Compare Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם (šalṓm ʿaleiḵém), Aramaic ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šəlāmā illoḵon)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.laː.mun ʕa.laj.kum/

Interjection

سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ • (salāmun ʕalaykum)

1. Alternative form of اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)

Descendants

Descendants of سلام عليكم in other languages

• Turkish: selamün aleyküm, selamünaleyküm