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assalamu alaikum
[ ahs-uh-lah-moo uh-lahy-koom ]
interjection
, Arabic.
- peace be upon you: a traditional greeting especially between Muslims, the reply being wa’alaikum assalam .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of assalamu alaikum1
First recorded in 1955–60, still not naturalized in English; from Arabic as-salāmu, “the peace” ( al- “the” + salām “peace”) + ʿalaykum “upon you”; shalom aleichem ( def )
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