English
salaam
Salaam comes from Arabic سَلَام ‘peace’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentسَلَامsalām‘peace’
- Englishearliest quotation 1790salaam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentسَلَامsalām‘peace’
- Englishearliest quotation 1790salaam
Earliest quotation: 1790, John MacDonald, Travels: “[…] the finest dressed one entered first; put her…”
Every English word from Arabic سَلَام
Today it means
intj A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic سَلَام / salaam