assalamu alaikum

See also: assalamualaikum

English

Interjection

assalamu alaikum

1. Alternative form of salaam alaikum
   • 2005, Many Voices One Faith, →ISBN, page 72:

     “Assalamu alaikum, Nibal” Hajar said politely to the sleek, spotted animal. “I'm trying to find out what Allah is like. Do you know what Allah is like?” “Do I know what Allah is like?”

   • 2006, Gabriel Weimann, Terror on the Internet: The New Arena, the New Challenges, →ISBN, page 107:

     As an example, here is an exchange on the Islamic Awakening chat room, from February 27, 2002:
     ABDULLAH: Assalamu Alaikum. Does anyone know where you can find videos of jihad online?

   • 2010, Ameerah A. Rahman, The Unveiled: A Peak Into Lives as They are Unveiled, →ISBN, page 17:

     She was all beauty; he reached out his hand to give her a program, and said, "Assalamu Alaikum Samia," as he handed the program to her […]

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

• assalamualaikum

Etymology

From the Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

Interjection

assalamu alaikum

1. (Islam) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)