peace be upon her

A form of peace be upon him — an honorific phrase used by Muslims after any mention in speech or print of holy persons

Meanings

interjection
  1. feminineIslamFemale equivalent of peace be upon him.

Origin

  1. Arabicعَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ
  2. Englishpeace be upon her

Calque of Arabic عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ (ʕalayhā s-salāmu).

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Translations

Arabic عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ
  • عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ (ʕalayhā s-salāmu)female equivalent of peace be upon him
Finnish rauha olkoon hänen kanssaan, rauha hänelle
  • rauha olkoon hänen kanssaanfemale equivalent of peace be upon him
  • rauha hänellefemale equivalent of peace be upon him
French que la paix soit sur elle
  • que la paix soit sur ellefemale equivalent of peace be upon him
Persian علیها السلام
  • علیها السلام ('aleyhâ-s-salâm)female equivalent of peace be upon him
Turkish aleyhasselam
  • aleyhasselamfemale equivalent of peace be upon him
Urdu علیہا السلام
  • علیہا السلام ('alayhā-s-salām)female equivalent of peace be upon him
Yiddish עליה־השלום
  • עליה־השלום (ole-hasholem)female equivalent of peace be upon him
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