salaam
verb /səˈlɑːm/
/səˈlɑːm/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they salaam | /səˈlɑːm/ /səˈlɑːm/ |
| he / she / it salaams | /səˈlɑːmz/ /səˈlɑːmz/ |
| past simple salaamed | /səˈlɑːmd/ /səˈlɑːmd/ |
| past participle salaamed | /səˈlɑːmd/ /səˈlɑːmd/ |
| -ing form salaaming | /səˈlɑːmɪŋ/ /səˈlɑːmɪŋ/ |
- salaam (somebody) (in some Eastern countries) to say hello to somebody in a formal way by bending forward at the middle part of your body and putting your right hand on your foreheadWord Originearly 17th cent.: from Arabic (al-)salām (‘alaikum) ‘peace (be upon you)’.