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salamalékum

[salamalekum]

intj

LanguageBetawi (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)
  2. peace be upon you
  3. A common Islamic greeting used when arriving at a place or meeting someone.
Examples

"Salamalékum!" "Alékumsalam, Bang Acèp, Bang Jamal!"

"Peace be upon you!" "Peace be upon you too, Mr. Acèp, Mr. Jamal!"

Pronunciationsalamalekum

Part of speechintj

Usage noteIt is polite to use this when greeting others in a Betawi-influenced cultural setting.

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