Definition
An Arabic greeting meaning 'peace be upon you,' used in English mainly in historical or cultural contexts.
Etymology
From Arabic 'as-salamu alaikum' (السلام عليكم), transliterated into English characters with various spellings representing the phrase's pronunciation.
Kelly Says
This word shows how English has always borrowed from neighboring cultures—when medieval traders met Muslim merchants, they picked up this phrase along with spices and silks!
Translations
ARالعربية
عليكم
ah-LEH-koom
BNবাংলা
আলেকুম
ah-LEH-koom
CACatalà
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
CSČeština
alejkum
ah-LEH-koom
DADansk
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
DEDeutsch
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
ELΕλληνικά
αλέικουμ
ah-LEH-koom
ESEspañol
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
FAفارسی
عليکم
ah-LEH-koom
FISuomi
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
FRFrançais
aleikoum
ah-LEH-koom
HAHA
aleikumu
ah-LEH-koom-oo
HEעברית
עליכם
ah-LEH-koom
HIहिन्दी
अलेकुम
ah-LEH-koom
HUMagyar
alejkum
ah-LEH-koom
IDBahasa Indonesia
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
IGIG
aleikumu
ah-LEH-koom-oo
ITItaliano
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
MSBahasa Melayu
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
MYမြန်မာ
အလိခမ်
ah-LEH-koom
NLNederlands
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
NONorsk
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
PLPolski
alejkum
ah-LEH-koom
PTPortuguês
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
RORomână
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
RUРусский
алейкум
ah-LEH-koom
SVSvenska
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
SWKiswahili
aleikumu
ah-LEH-koom-oo
TAதமிழ்
அலெகும்
ah-LEH-koom
TEతెలుగు
అలెకుమ్
ah-LEH-koom
THไทย
อาลัยกุม
ah-LEH-koom
TRTürkçe
aleyküm
ah-LEH-koom
UKУкраїнська
алейкум
ah-LEH-koom
VITiếng Việt
aleikum
ah-LEH-koom
YOYO
aleikumu
ah-LEH-koom-oo
ZUZU
isaleikumu
ee-sah-LEH-koom-oo