salaam
sa·laam
(sə-läm′)n.
1. A ceremonious act of deference or obeisance, especially a low bow performed while placing the right palm on the forehead.
2. A greeting in various Muslim cultures.
interj.
Used as a greeting in various Muslim cultures.
tr. & intr.v. sa·laamed, sa·laam·ing, sa·laams
To greet with or perform a salaam.
[Arabic salām, peace, salaam, from salima, to be safe; see šlm in Semitic roots.]
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salaam
(səˈlɑːm)n
1. (Islam) a Muslim form of salutation consisting of a deep bow with the right palm on the forehead
2. (Islam) a salutation signifying peace, used chiefly by Muslims
vb
(Islam) to make a salaam or salute (someone) with a salaam
[C17: from Arabic salām peace, from the phrase assalām 'alaikum peace be to you]
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sa•laam
(səˈlɑm)n.
1. a salutation meaning “peace,” used esp. in Islamic countries.
2. a very low bow or obeisance, esp. with the palm of the right hand placed on the forehead.
v.i., v.t.3. to salute with a salaam.
[1605–15; < Arabic salām peace]
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salaam
Past participle: salaamed
Gerund: salaaming
| Imperative |
|---|
| salaam |
| salaam |
| Present |
|---|
| I salaam |
| you salaam |
| he/she/it salaams |
| we salaam |
| you salaam |
| they salaam |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I salaamed |
| you salaamed |
| he/she/it salaamed |
| we salaamed |
| you salaamed |
| they salaamed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am salaaming |
| you are salaaming |
| he/she/it is salaaming |
| we are salaaming |
| you are salaaming |
| they are salaaming |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have salaamed |
| you have salaamed |
| he/she/it has salaamed |
| we have salaamed |
| you have salaamed |
| they have salaamed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was salaaming |
| you were salaaming |
| he/she/it was salaaming |
| we were salaaming |
| you were salaaming |
| they were salaaming |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had salaamed |
| you had salaamed |
| he/she/it had salaamed |
| we had salaamed |
| you had salaamed |
| they had salaamed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will salaam |
| you will salaam |
| he/she/it will salaam |
| we will salaam |
| you will salaam |
| they will salaam |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have salaamed |
| you will have salaamed |
| he/she/it will have salaamed |
| we will have salaamed |
| you will have salaamed |
| they will have salaamed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be salaaming |
| you will be salaaming |
| he/she/it will be salaaming |
| we will be salaaming |
| you will be salaaming |
| they will be salaaming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been salaaming |
| you have been salaaming |
| he/she/it has been salaaming |
| we have been salaaming |
| you have been salaaming |
| they have been salaaming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been salaaming |
| you will have been salaaming |
| he/she/it will have been salaaming |
| we will have been salaaming |
| you will have been salaaming |
| they will have been salaaming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been salaaming |
| you had been salaaming |
| he/she/it had been salaaming |
| we had been salaaming |
| you had been salaaming |
| they had been salaaming |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would salaam |
| you would salaam |
| he/she/it would salaam |
| we would salaam |
| you would salaam |
| they would salaam |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have salaamed |
| you would have salaamed |
| he/she/it would have salaamed |
| we would have salaamed |
| you would have salaamed |
| they would have salaamed |
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salaam
n, interj → Salem m
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