salawmaleýkim

Turkmen

Alternative forms

  • salowmäleýkim, salowmaleýkim, salamaleykum, salamwaleykim, salamaleýkim (misspellings)
  • essalawmaleýkim

Etymology

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

Interjection

salawmaleýkim

  1. (Islam) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)
    Synonym: salam

Usage notes

  • It is customary among Turkmen for men to use salawmaleýkim as a greeting and waleýkimessalam as a response, while for women to use salamälik as a greeting and heliksalam as a response.

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