asalamualaikum

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• assalamualaikum, assalamu alaikum
• assalamoe alaikoem, assalamoealaikoem (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Malay assalamualaikum, from Classical Malay السلامعليکم (assalam alaikum), السلامعليکم (assalamu 'alaikum), from Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.sa.ˌlam.mu.a.lajˈkum/

Interjection

asalamualaikum

1. (Islam) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)

Further reading

• “asalamualaikum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.