SAW
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
InitialismEdit
SAW
Usage notesEdit
It is commonplace in Islamic culture to follow mention of the prophet Muhammad's name with (SAW) or (PBUH). These are also common honorifics for the dead in Judaism.
As with PBUH, the use of the abbreviation, rather than the full “sallalahu aleyhi wasallam”, is proscribed by some as lazy and insufficiently respectful; see discussion at Wikipedia.
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
SAW (plural SAWs)
- (military, US) A squad automatic weapon or section automatic weapon, a kind of light machine gun.
- (physics) Initialism of surface acoustic wave.