Salaam

Salaam

Salām (Salam, Salaam) may refer to:
*the Arabic for "peace", see S-L-M
** "As-Salam" is one of the 99 names of God in the Qur'an
*As-Salamu Alaykum - a standard Islamic greeting

As a given name

*Saeb Salam
*Mohammed Ahmed Salam
*Mullah Salam
*Salaam bin Said Al Shaksy
*Ephraim Salaam (American football player)
*Rashaan Salaam (Former American football player)
*Yusef Salaam (New Yorker who was convicted for rape and robbery)
*Salaam Remi
*short for Abd as-Salam

Places

* Wadi-us-Salaam, a cemetery
* Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania
* "As-Salam", a neighborhood of Tulkarm, a city in the Palestinian territories

Brands, proper names

* Salaam TV, an independent satellite television channel
* The 1942 World War II covert operation under the command of László Almásy is known as "Operation Salaam"
* Selam (Australopithecus)
* Salam (newspaper), Iranian newspaper operated by reformists. Closure of this newspaper caused the Iran student riots, July 1999
* Salam (teapot), a double-walled bone china teapot first produced in France by Guy Degrenne in 1953

Popular culture

* Salaam (song), a popular Israeli folk and peace song
* Salaam Bombay!, a movie
* Salaam Namaste, a movie
* , a movie
* Say Salaam India, a movie

ee also

*El Salam Maritime Transport
*Saleem (disambiguation)
*Abd as-Salam (disambiguation)


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  • salaam — ► NOUN ▪ a gesture of greeting or respect in Arabic speaking and Muslim countries, consisting of a low bow of the head and body with the hand or fingers touching the forehead. ► VERB ▪ make a salaam. ORIGIN from an Arabic phrase meaning «peace be …   English terms dictionary

  • Salaam — Sa*laam , v. i. To make or perform a salam. [1913 Webster] I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. H. James. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • salaam — Muslim greeting, 1610s, from Arabic salam (also in Urdu, Persian), lit. peace (Cf. Heb. shalom); in full, (as)salam alaikum peace be upon you, from base of salima he was safe (Cf. ISLAM (Cf. Islam), MUSLIM (Cf. Muslim)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • salaam — I UK [səˈlɑːm] / US [səˈlɑm] noun [countable] Word forms salaam : singular salaam plural salaams a greeting used by Muslim people for showing respect II UK [səˈlɑːm] / US [səˈlɑm] verb [intransitive] Word forms salaam : present tense… …   English dictionary

  • salaam — /səˈlam / (say suh lahm) noun 1. (a greeting exchanged between Muslims.) 2. (chiefly among Muslims) a very low bow or obeisance, especially with the palm of the right hand placed on the forehead. –verb (i) 3. to salute someone with a salaam. 4.… …  

  • salaam — I. noun Etymology: Arabic salām, literally, peace Date: 1611 1. an obeisance performed by bowing very low and placing the right palm on the forehead 2. a salutation or ceremonial greeting in the East II. verb Date: 1693 transitive verb to greet… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Salaam — (en vert) et Shalom (en bleu) signifient paix en arabe et en hébreu. Salam est un mot …   Wikipédia en Français

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