assalamu alaikum
phrase transliterated from Arabic
as·sa·la·mu alai·kum
əs-sə-ˈlä-mü-ə-ˈlī-ku̇m
variants
or as-salaam alaikum
: peace to you
—used as a traditional greeting among Muslims
compare shalom aleichem
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