SAW

See also: saw, Saw, sAw, and s'aw

English

Etymology 1

Interjection

SAW

1. (Islam, proscribed) صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (ṣallā llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama, “peace be upon him”)

Usage notes

It is commonplace in Islamic culture to follow mention of the prophet Muhammad's name with (SAW) or (PBUH).

As with PBUH, the use of the abbreviation, rather than the full “sallalahu aleyhi wasallam”, is proscribed by some as lazy and insufficiently respectful; see discussion at Wikipedia.

Etymology 2

Noun

SAW (plural SAWs)

1. (military, US) A squad automatic weapon or section automatic weapon, a kind of light machine gun.
2. (physics) Initialism of surface acoustic wave.

Coordinate terms

• DMR

Anagrams

• ASW, AWS, aws, was