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Salaam

intj, name, noun, verb

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A low bow as a ceremonial act of deference.

    "[…] the finest dressed one entered first; put her two hands to her forehead, then to her breasts, and with her two hands touched the Colonel’s foot; this is called a grand salam […]"

  2. 2
    a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To perform a salaam to (someone). intransitive, transitive

    "[H]e went away salaaming, and protesting his friendship and his master’s goodwill."

  2. 2
    greet with a salaam wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Doublet of shalom, a borrowing from Hebrew.

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Doublet of shalom, a borrowing from Hebrew.

Etymology 3

From Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Doublet of shalom, a borrowing from Hebrew.

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