SALAAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does salaam mean? 

• SALAAM (noun)
  The noun SALAAM has 1 sense:

1. a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation

  Familiarity information: SALAAM used as a noun is very rare.

• SALAAM (verb)
  The verb SALAAM has 1 sense:

1. greet with a salaam

  Familiarity information: SALAAM used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SALAAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("salaam" is a kind of...):

bow; bowing; obeisance (bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting)

Derivation:

salaam (greet with a salaam)

• SALAAM (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they salaam    ... he / she / it salaams   
Past simple: salaamed   
Past participle: salaamed   
-ing form: salaaming   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Greet with a salaam

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "salaam" is one way to...):

salute (greet in a friendly way)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

salaam (a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation)