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שלום

[ˈʃɔ.ɫəm]

noun

LanguageYiddish

Meaning
  1. peace
  2. A greeting
  3. A state of harmony or the absence of war. It is also used as a common greeting.
Examples

שלום עליכם.

Peace be upon you.

Pronunciationˈʃɔ.ɫəm

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsed both as a formal word for peace and as a casual 'hello' or 'goodbye'.

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שלום in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.