سلام (salaam) — "peace" in Modern Standard Arabic
سلام
salaam
peace
- Topic
- government and politics
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
"peace" in the other dialects
سلام in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
قال طارق السلام عليكم مساء الخير
Qala Tariq as-salamu alaykum masa al-khayr
Tariq said peace be upon you good evening
from The Football Match
قابل صديقه سامي وقال له السلام عليكم
Qabala sadiqa-hu Sami wa qala lahu As-salamu alaykum
He met his friend Sami and said to him, "Peace be upon you."
from The Football Match
بعد الاجتماع، ودع يوسف: السلام عليكم، أراك مساءً.
Ba'da al-ijtima', wadda'a Yusuf: As-salamu alaykum, araka masa'an.
After the meeting, Youssef bid farewell: Peace be upon you, I will see you in the evening.
اقترب منه قائلاً: "السلام عليكم يا أخي فؤاد، كيف حالك اليوم؟"
Iqtaraba minhu qa'ilan: "Al-salamu alaykum ya akhi Fouad, kayfa haluka al-yawm?"
He approached him saying: "Peace be upon you, my brother Fouad, how are you today?"
اذهب الى المدرسة والقي السلام على اصدقائي
Adhhab ila al-madrasah wa ulqi as-salam ala asdiqa'i.
I go to school and greet my friends (say "peace be upon you").
from A Day at School