assalamu alaikum
See also: assalamualaikum
English
Interjection
assalamu alaikum
- Alternative form of salaam alaikum
- 2005, Many Voices One Faith, →ISBN, page 72:
- “Assalamu alaikum, Nibal” Hajar said politely to the sleek, spotted animal. “I'm trying to find out what Allah is like. Do you know what Allah is like?” “Do I know what Allah is like?”
- 2006, Gabriel Weimann, Terror on the Internet: The New Arena, the New Challenges, →ISBN, page 107:
- As an example, here is an exchange on the Islamic Awakening chat room, from February 27, 2002:
ABDULLAH: Assalamu Alaikum. Does anyone know where you can find videos of jihad online?
- 2010, Ameerah A. Rahman, The Unveiled: A Peak Into Lives as They are Unveiled, →ISBN, page 17:
- She was all beauty; he reached out his hand to give her a program, and said, "Assalamu Alaikum Samia," as he handed the program to her […]
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Indonesian
Alternative forms
- assalamualaikum
Etymology
From the Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʿalaykum, “peace be upon you”).
Interjection
assalamu alaikum
- (Islam) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)