Meanings
interjection
alternative salam alaikum · alternative salaam alaykum · alternative salam alaykum · alternative as-salaam alaikum · alternative assalamu alaikum · alternative assalamu alaykum · alternative salaamu alaikum
- IslamA greeting said on meeting someone.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Arabicالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ“peace be upon you”
- Englishsalaam alaikum
Borrowed from Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”). Doublet of shalom aleichem.
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Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, سلام عليكم
- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- سلام عليكم (salāmun ʕalaykum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Bengali আসসালামু আলাইকুম, আস সালামু আলাইকুম
- আসসালামু আলাইকুম (assalamu alaikum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- আস সালামু আলাইকুম (aś salamu alaikum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- আস-সালামু আলাইকুম (as-salamu alaikum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Chinese Mandarin 薩拉姆·阿萊控 /萨拉姆·阿莱控, 色蘭 /色兰
- 薩拉姆·阿萊控 /萨拉姆·阿莱控 (sàlāmǔ āláikòng)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- 色蘭 /色兰 (sèlán)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Czech selam alejkum
- selam alejkumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Finnish as-salaam aleikum
- as-salaam aleikumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
French as-salam alaykum
- as-salam alaykumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
German as-salamu alaikum
- as-salamu alaikumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Greek σαλάμ αλέκουμ
- σαλάμ αλέκουμ (salám alékoum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Hebrew סלאם עליכום
- סלאם עליכום (salám 'aléikum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Hindi सलाम अलैकुम
- सलाम अलैकुम (salām alaikum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Hungarian szálem alejkum
- szálem alejkumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Indonesian assalamu alaikum, assalamualaikum
- assalamu alaikumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- assalamualaikumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Italian salam aleikum, as-salāmu ʿalaykum
- salam aleikumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- as-salāmu ʿalaykumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Japanese アッサラーム・アライクム, アッサラーム・アレイクム
- アッサラーム・アライクム (assarāmu araikumu)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- アッサラーム・アレイクム (assarāmu areikumu)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Korean 앗살라무 알라이쿰
- 앗살라무 알라이쿰 (atsallamu allaikum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Latin pax tecum, pax vobiscum
- pax tecumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- pax vobiscumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Malay assalamualaikum
- assalamualaikumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Polish salam alejkum
- salam alejkumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Portuguese salamaleque
- salamalequepeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Romanian al salamalaikum
- al salamalaikumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Russian саля́м але́йкум, сала́м але́йкум
- саля́м але́йкум (saljám aléjkum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- сала́м але́йкум (salám aléjkum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- ассала́му ’але́йкум (assalámu ’aléjkum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Slovak selam alejkum, salam alejkum
- selam alejkumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- salam alejkumpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Spanish salam
- salampeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Tamil அஸ்ஸலாமு அலைக்கும்
- அஸ்ஸலாமு அலைக்கும் (assalāmu alaikkum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Turkish selamünaleyküm
- selamünaleykümpeace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
Urdu سَلام عَلَیکُم, السلام علیکم
- سَلام عَلَیکُم (salām 'alaikum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
- السلام علیکم (as-salām alaikum)peace be upon you (Muslim greeting)
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APA
salaam alaikum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salaam%20alaikum
MLA
“salaam alaikum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salaam%20alaikum. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salaam alaikum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salaam%20alaikum.
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