单词 | salaam |
释义 | salaamn. a. The salutation (as)salām (ʿalaikum), Peace (be upon you). Hence applied to a ceremonious obeisance with which this salutation is accompanied, consisting (in India) of a low bowing of the head and body with the palm of the right hand placed on the forehead. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying > a bow or curtsey crookc1330 beckc1375 obediencec1390 obeisancea1393 reverencec1400 inclinationa1425 courtesy1508 curtsy1513 honour1531 leg1548 duck1554 beisance1556 jouk1567 congee1577 crouch1597 humblesso1599 inclinabo1607 salaam1613 dop1616 scrape1628 bowa1656 visit-leg1673 couchee1691 dip1792 bob1825 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > gesture > oriental or Indian salaam1613 salaaming1816 pranam1845 namaskar1887 namaste1948 wai1966 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 546 He..presenteth himselfe to the people to receive their Salames or good morrow. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 113 Some of the bride-maids came out vnto vs, and after a Sallam or Congee began a Morisko. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 152 When they give one another the Selam, after the Prayer of Kouschlouk. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 214 Tuan Hadjee got up, and, without making the ordinary selam, went abruptly out of the hall. 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Suppl. Chron. 152/2 On being informed that I was a Brahman, he made me some very respectful salems. 1835 N. P. Willis Pencillings II. xlvii. 65 We were received with a profusion of Salaams by the sultan's perfumer. 1837 Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 114 Good morning, sar: great chief, salam! 1849 E. E. Napier Excursions Southern Afr. I. 287 After a long chat, I made my salaam, and went to inspect a most conspicuous object on a neighbouring height. 1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags II. viii. 213 The Moor rose instantly, with profound salaams, before her. 1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka xv. 181 ‘Salaam, Tarvin Sahib’, he murmured. b. transferred. Respectful compliments. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > deferential devoir14.. service1567 respects1577 mannersa1616 baisementc1654 baisemain1656 regards?1702 salaam1786 1786 H. More Let. to Lady Middleton 14 June Pray present my proper salams (is that spelt right?) to Mrs. Bouverie. 1899 R. Kipling Stalky & Co. 267 Rutton Singh sends his best salaams. Compounds C1. attributive and in other combinations, as salaam-like adj. ΚΠ 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. II. xvii. 9 A ‘salaam-like’ movement of his trunk. C2. salaam convulsion n. = salaam-spasm n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > convulsions convulsion1650 salaam convulsion1850 salaam-spasm1886 1850 Lancet I. 485 Eclampsia nutans of Mr. Newnham, or the ‘salaam convulsion’ of Sir Charles Clarke. salaam-spasm n. a form of convulsion incident to children and characterized by nodding of the head. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > convulsions convulsion1650 salaam convulsion1850 salaam-spasm1886 1886 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. II. 287 Wry-neck, writer's cramp, spinal trepidation, salaam spasm. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). salaamv. 1. transitive. To make a salaam to; to salute with a salaam; to offer salutations to. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (transitive)] > show respect for > bow or curtsey to lout971 abowOE aloutc1390 obeishc1400 curtsy1566 cringe1609 leg1628 salaam1684 wreathe1730 bob1847 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use courteous actions or expressions to [verb (transitive)] > greet or salute > by gesture > specific salaam1684 heil1939 hongi1945 high-five1980 1684 T. Smith in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 445 They [sc. Turks]..take it ill to be salam'd or saluted by them. 1718 S. Ockley Hist. Saracens II. 182 Obeidollah appearing, Muslim did not Salàm or salute him. 1837 Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 111 Two rows of his own servants and ours, salaming him at every step. 1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka xvii. 199 He [sc. an ape] used to salaam to me in the mornings like Luchman Rao, the prime minister. 2. intransitive. To make a salaam or obeisance. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > respect or show respect [verb (intransitive)] > bow, kneel, or curtsey loutc825 abowOE bowa1000 kneel?a1000 kneec1000 crookc1320 to bow the knee1382 inclinec1390 crouchc1394 croukc1394 coucha1500 plya1500 to make or do courtesy1508 beck1535 to make a (long, low, etc.) leg1548 curtsya1556 dopc1557 binge1562 jouk1567 beckon1578 benda1586 humblea1592 vaila1593 to scrape a leg1602 congee1606 to give the stoop1623 leg1628 scrape1645 to drop a curtsy1694 salaam1698 boba1794 dip1818 to make (also perform) a cheese1834 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use formal courtesy in act or expression [verb (intransitive)] > greet > use other specific gestures move1594 nod1600 bow1651 salaam1698 to rub noses1819 hongi1853 heil1939 namaste1969 wai1972 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 18 It being their Custom only to Salam, giving a bow with their Hands across their Breasts. 1824 Edinb. Rev. 41 41 They salaamed to me with an air that said [etc.]. 1827 D. Johnson Sketches Indian Field Sports (ed. 2) 139 He fell on the ground salaming (the most submissive obeisance). 1855 C. M. Yonge Cameos xxxii, in Monthly Packet Feb. 98 Putting their hand to their brow, and salaaming down to the ground. 1879 Mrs. A. G. F. E. James Indian Househ. Managem. 49 When he comes into the room he salaams profoundly. Derivatives saˈlaaming n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [adjective] > bowing or curtseying ducking1530 louting1602 bowing1725 bingeing1805 salaaming1816 curtsying1870 obeisant1900 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying kneelingc1200 louting1340 inclining?a1425 ducking1539 becking1542 lowingc1600 incurvation1607 couchinga1616 bowing1617 congeeing1622 curtsying1668 bingeing1805 salaaming1816 scraping1836 legging1871 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [adjective] > greeting or saluting > specific how-do-yec1600 salaaming1816 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > gesture > oriental or Indian salaam1613 salaaming1816 pranam1845 namaskar1887 namaste1948 wai1966 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master ii. 45 (note) Salaming is the mode of salutation in India. 1879 Mrs. A. G. F. E. James Indian Househ. Managem. 43 Hordes of respectfully salaaming natives from all parts of India. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1613v.1684 |
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