peace be upon him

/piːs biː əˈpɒn ˈhɪm/

interjection

an honorific phrase used by Muslims after any mention in speech or print of holy persons

“Jesus, peace be upon him, travelled to […]”

Similar
alayhi as-salaam
OriginArabic عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ →
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Meanings

interjection

alternative abbreviation PBUH

  1. Islaman honorific phrase used by Muslims after any mention in speech or print of holy persons

    Jesus, peace be upon him, travelled to […]

    Synonyms: alayhi as-salaam

  2. Judaisman honorific phrase used by some Jews after mentioning the deceased in speech or print

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionan honorific phrase used by Muslims after any mention in speech or print of holy persons

Similar
alayhi as-salaam
Also see
as

Origin

  1. Arabicعَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ“peace be upon him”
  2. Englishpeace be upon him

Calque of Arabic عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu, “peace be upon him”)

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Translations

Arabic عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ
  • عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu)honorific phrase used by Muslims
Chinese Mandarin 願主福安之 /愿主福安之
  • 願主福安之 /愿主福安之 (yuàn Zhǔ fú'ān zhī)honorific phrase used by Muslims
Dutch vrede zij met hem
  • vrede zij met hemhonorific phrase used by Muslims
Finnish rauha olkoon hänen kanssaan, rauha hänelle
  • rauha olkoon hänen kanssaanhonorific phrase used by Muslims
  • rauha hänellehonorific phrase used by Muslims
French que paix soit sur lui
  • que paix soit sur luihonorific phrase used by Muslims
German Friede sei mit ihm, Friede und Segen sei mit ihm
  • Friede sei mit ihmhonorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Friede und Segen sei mit ihmhonorific phrase used by Muslims
Hebrew עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם
  • עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם ('aláv hashalóm)honorific phrase used by some Jews
Hindi सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम, अलैहिस्सलाम
  • सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम (sallallāhu alaihi va sallam)honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • अलैहिस्सलाम (alaihissalām)honorific phrase used by Muslims
Malay alaihissalam
  • alaihissalamhonorific phrase used by Muslims
Persian علیه السلام
  • علیه السلام ('aleyhe-s-salâm)honorific phrase used by Muslims
Polish niech pokój będzie z nim, pokój niech będzie z nim
  • niech pokój będzie z nimhonorific phrase used by Muslims
  • pokój niech będzie z nimhonorific phrase used by Muslims
Portuguese que a paz esteja com ele
  • que a paz esteja com elehonorific phrase used by Muslims
Punjabi علیہ سلام
  • علیہ سلام (ʻleh slām)honorific phrase used by Muslims
Russian мир ему́, мир ему́ и благослове́ние
  • мир ему́ (mir jemú)honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • мир ему́ и благослове́ние (mir jemú i blagoslovénije)honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • мир ему́ и благослове́ние Алла́ха (mir jemú i blagoslovénije Alláxa)honorific phrase used by Muslims
Swedish Guds frid och välsignelser vare med honom
  • Guds frid och välsignelser vare med honomhonorific phrase used by Muslims
Turkish aleyhisselam, a.s.
  • aleyhisselamhonorific phrase used by Muslims
  • a.s.honorific phrase used by Muslims
Urdu علیہ السلام
  • علیہ السلام ('alayhi-s-salām)honorific phrase used by Muslims
Yiddish עליו השלום
  • עליו השלום (olev hasholem)honorific phrase used by some Jews
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