السلام عليكم

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם‎ (shalóm aleikhém).

Pronunciation

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

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Interjection

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.