salaam alaikum
A greeting said on meeting someone.
salaam
intj 1noun 1verb 1name 1
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SALAAM + NOUN
alaikum, t
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intj
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A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims.
noun
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A low bow as a ceremonial act of deference.
[…] the finest dressed one entered first; put her two hands to her forehead, then to her breasts, and with her two hands touched the Colonel’s foot; this is called a grand salam […]
1840, John Wilson, “On the Genius and Character of Burns” in John Wilson and Robert Chambers, The Land of Burns, Glasgow: Blackie & Son, Volume 2, p. lxxv, Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam to the Exciseman just as he was folding up that letter […]
verb
1
To perform a salaam to (someone).
[H]e went away salaaming, and protesting his friendship and his master’s goodwill.
He salaamed low to Flory, covering his face with his hand […]
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[…] the finest dressed one entered first; put her two hands to her forehead, then to her breasts, and with her two hands touched the Colonel’s foot; this is called a grand salam […]
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1840, John Wilson, “On the Genius and Character of Burns” in John Wilson and Robert Chambers, The Land of Burns, Glasgow: Blackie & Son, Volume 2, p. lxxv, Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam t
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1895, Rabindranath Tagore, letter dated 14 August, 1895 in Glimpses of Bengal, London: Macmillan, 1921, pp. 160-161, My servant was late one morning, and I was greatly annoyed at his delay. He came up
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[H]e went away salaaming, and protesting his friendship and his master’s goodwill.
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He salaamed low to Flory, covering his face with his hand […]
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Outside the town, three ragged children salaamed the Governor from the back of a camel.
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