السلام عليكم

Cognate with Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם‎ (shalóm aleikhém).

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• IPA^(key): /as.sa.laː.mu ʕa.laj.kum/

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ‎ • (as-salāmu ʿalaykum)

1. (may) peace (be) upon you (plural); good day; hello; hail

   ‏اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُم — وَعَلَيْكُمُ اَلسَّلامُ‎

   as-salāmu ʿalaykum — wa-ʿalaykumu s-salāmu

   Peace be upon you. — And upon you, too.

2. (Islam) salaam alaikum, assalamu alaikum (Muslim greeting)

   ‏اَلسَلامُ عَلَيْكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اَللهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ‎

   as-salāmu ʿalaykum wa-raḥmatu llāhi wa-barakātuhu

   Peace be upon you and God’s mercy and blessings.

• سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ‎ (salāmun ʿalaykum)

• اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْك‎ (as-salāmu ʿalayk) (greeting to one person)
• وَعَلَيْكُم السَّلَام‎ (wa-ʿalaykum as-salām), وَعَلَيْكُمْ‎ (wa-ʿalaykum) (answer to the greeting)
• عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلامُ‎ (ʿalayhi s-salāmu) (Islamic eulogy for prophets)