وعليكم السلام

Arabic

Pronunciation

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Interjection

وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ • (wa-ʕalaykumu s-salāmu)

1. And upon you be peace (the reply to the greeting السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)).

Related terms

• وَعَلَيْكُمْ (wa-ʕalaykum, “and upon you”)

Descendants

• → Afar: waqaléykumu saláam
• → Hindi: वालेकुम अस्सलाम (vālekum assalām)
• → Kazakh: уағалейкумассалам (uağaleikumassalam)
• → Malay: waalaikumussalam
• → Turkish: aleykümselam
• → Turkmen: (used by men) waleýkimessalam, (used by women) heliksalam

See also

• السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)