assalamualaikum

assalamualaikum

1. Alternative spelling of asalamualaikum

From Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

• IPA^(key): [as.sa.la(ː).mu.ʔa.lai̯.kom], [as.sa.la(ː).mu.ʕa.lai̯.kom]
• Rhymes: -kum, -um
• Hyphenation: as‧sa‧la‧mu‧a‧lai‧kum

assalamualaikum (Jawi spelling السلامعليکم)

1. (Islam) Used by Muslims to greet other Muslims; salaam alaikum, assalamu alaykum.

   Synonyms: helo, hai, halo

• This greeting is responded to by saying waalaikumussalam.

• “assalamualaikum” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.