Meaning of "salaam" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SALAAM

From Arabic salām peace, from the phrase assalām `alaikum peace be to you.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SALAAM

salaam  [səˈlɑːm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SALAAM

Salaam is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb salaam in English.

WHAT DOES SALAAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Salaam

Salaam may refer to: ▪ Salām, the word for "peace" in Arabic, often used as a greeting, see S-L-M for an overview and As-salamu alaykum for the Muslim greeting ▪ As-Salām, one of the Names of God in Islam ▪ Salaam, the name given to the salute that is accompanied by the greeting.

Definition of salaam in the English dictionary

The first definition of salaam in the dictionary is a Muslim form of salutation consisting of a deep bow with the right palm on the forehead. Other definition of salaam is a salutation signifying peace, used chiefly by Muslims. Salaam is also to make a salaam or salute with a salaam.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SALAAM

PRESENT

Present

I salaam

you salaam

he/she/it salaams

we salaam

you salaam

they salaam

Present continuous

I am salaaming

you are salaaming

he/she/it is salaaming

we are salaaming

you are salaaming

they are salaaming

Present perfect

I have salaamed

you have salaamed

he/she/it has salaamed

we have salaamed

you have salaamed

they have salaamed

Present perfect continuous

I have been salaaming

you have been salaaming

he/she/it has been salaaming

we have been salaaming

you have been salaaming

they have been salaaming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I salaamed

you salaamed

he/she/it salaamed

we salaamed

you salaamed

they salaamed

Past continuous

I was salaaming

you were salaaming

he/she/it was salaaming

we were salaaming

you were salaaming

they were salaaming

Past perfect

I had salaamed

you had salaamed

he/she/it had salaamed

we had salaamed

you had salaamed

they had salaamed

Past perfect continuous

I had been salaaming

you had been salaaming

he/she/it had been salaaming

we had been salaaming

you had been salaaming

they had been salaaming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will salaam

you will salaam

he/she/it will salaam

we will salaam

you will salaam

they will salaam

Future continuous

I will be salaaming

you will be salaaming

he/she/it will be salaaming

we will be salaaming

you will be salaaming

they will be salaaming

Future perfect

I will have salaamed

you will have salaamed

he/she/it will have salaamed

we will have salaamed

you will have salaamed

they will have salaamed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been salaaming

you will have been salaaming

he/she/it will have been salaaming

we will have been salaaming

you will have been salaaming

they will have been salaaming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would salaam

you would salaam

he/she/it would salaam

we would salaam

you would salaam

they would salaam

Conditional continuous

I would be salaaming

you would be salaaming

he/she/it would be salaaming

we would be salaaming

you would be salaaming

they would be salaaming

Conditional perfect

I would have salaam

you would have salaam

he/she/it would have salaam

we would have salaam

you would have salaam

they would have salaam

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been salaaming

you would have been salaaming

he/she/it would have been salaaming

we would have been salaaming

you would have been salaaming

they would have been salaaming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you salaam
we let´s salaam
you salaam

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to salaam

Past participle

salaamed

Present Participle

salaaming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF SALAAM

Find out the translation of salaam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of salaam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «salaam» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 达累斯萨拉姆
• Translator English - Spanish: salaam
• English: salaam
• Translator English - Hindi: सलाम
• Translator English - Arabic: السلام
• Translator English - Russian: салам
• Translator English - Portuguese: salaam
• Translator English - Bengali: সালাম
• Translator English - French: saluer
• Translator English - Malay: Salaam
• Translator English - German: Salem
• Translator English - Japanese: サラーム
• Translator English - Korean: 살람
• Translator English - Javanese: Salaam
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự chào
• Translator English - Tamil: சலாம்
• Translator English - Marathi: सलमान
• Translator English - Turkish: selam
• Translator English - Italian: salamelecco
• Translator English - Polish: Salaam
• Translator English - Ukrainian: салам
• Translator English - Romanian: salaam
• Translator English - Greek: salaam
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Salaam
• Translator English - Swedish: salaam
• Translator English - Norwegian: salaam

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALAAM»

Discover the use of salaam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to salaam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Live from Dar Es Salaam: Popular Music and Tanzania's Music ...

This is a singular look at the complex music landscape in one of Africa's most dynamic cities.

Alex Perullo, 2011

Salaam America: South Asian Muslims in New York

Brought into sharp focus by the events of 11 September 2001 in New York, this study examines the regrouping of the religious community and the reinvention of group identity in first and second-generation immigrants.

Aminah Mohammad-Arif, 2002

Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex, and Intimacy

In Salaam, Love, Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi provide a space for American Muslim men to speak openly about their romantic lives, offering frank, funny, and insightful glimpses into their hearts—and bedrooms.

Ayesha Mattu, Nura Maznavi, 2014

Salaam Brick Lane: A Year in the New East End

Salaam Brick Lane is a journey of discovery by an outsider in his own native city.

Tarquin Hall, 2006

Cultured States: Youth, Gender, and Modern Style in 1960s ...

Cultured States sheds new light on the connections between culture and politics in early postcolonial East Africa.

Andrew Ivaska, 2011

Dar Es Salaam: Histories from an Emerging African Metropolis

164-5. 173 Adolfo Mascarenhas, 'Urban growth', p. 90, in Bertil Egero & Roushdi A. Henin (eds.), An Analysis of the 1967 Population Census (Dar es Salaam, 1973). 174 Andrew Coulsen, Tanzania: A political economy (Oxford, 1982), p. 199.

James R. Brennan, Andrew Burton, Yusufu Qwaray Lawi, 2007

From Dar Es Salaam to Bongoland: Urban Mutations in Tanzania

How does this remarkable political culture take part in the emerging city today? This book is a translation of De Dar es Salaam ‡ Bongoland: Mutations urbaines en Tanzanie, published by Karthala, Paris in 2006.

Bernard Calas, 2010

Salaam, Paris

Tanaya Shah longs for the wonderful world of Paris, the world that she fell in love with while watching Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina—so when a proposal comes along for an arranged marriage with a man who is living in Paris, Tanaya seizes the ...

Kavita Daswani, 2006

Salaam Bollywood: The Pain and the Passion

This Book Is A Journalist`S Homage To The Hindi Filmworld Chronicling Incidents And Encounters Of Shame And Scandals, The Depravation And The Degradation, The Exhibitionism And The Eccentricity, A Fatal Attraction About The World Of Cinema ...

Bhawana Somaaya, 2000

Between Jihad and Salaam: Profiles in Islam

A collection of interviews with inaccessible and little-known leaders of the Muslim world shows both the powerful, respectable, and rigorously moral and religious qualities of these men and women, but also discusses how some have embraced a ...

Joyce M. Davis, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALAAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term salaam is used in the context of the following news items.

Nkurunziza Boycotts Dar es Salaam Summit

Tanzania: Nkurunziza Boycotts Dar es Salaam Summit ... and met for the third time in the Tanzanian commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Monday July 6, 2015. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

Tanzania's Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange Plans Listing After IPO

Tanzania's stock exchange is planning an initial public offering and listing, the second bourse in East Africa to begin trading its shares. Dar es Salaam Stock ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»

EAC Emergency Summit On Burundi Set for 1st June in Dar es Salaam

The Emergency Summit is a follow-up to the 13th Extraordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State held on 13 May 2015 also in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. «AllAfrica.com, May 15»

Tanzania aims for big results with Dar es Salaam port expansion

Dar es Salaam port's constraints are a problem for Tanzania because demand for imports is set to rise dramatically as the population, currently about 51 million ... «The National, May 15»

Kagame in Dar es Salaam As Rwanda-Tanzania Relations Ease

Today March 26, President Kagame arrived in Dar es Salaam where he addressed the Central Corridor High Level Industry and Investor Forum. It was also ... «AllAfrica.com, Mar 15»

Forty-two killed in bus, truck collision in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam (AFP) - Forty-two people were killed and at least 20 others seriously injured on Wednesday in a collision between a bus and a truck in central ... «Yahoo News, Mar 15»

Tanzanian albino toddler seized in feared witchcraft attack

Dar es Salaam (AFP) - An albino toddler has been kidnapped in northern Tanzania, police said, raising fears he may be killed and his body parts used for ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»

Hochman: CU's Rashaan Salaam's life was altered by Heisman …

Yours might be Salaam, who won the Heisman 20 years ago, in 1994, and man, has it really been that long? Rashaan Salaam, if you can believe it, is 40 years ... «The Denver Post, Dec 14»

Dar es Salaam tourism welcomes more flights to and from Dubai

Dar es Salaam's business community, but more so Tanzania's country tourism sector, has welcomed the announcement of the addition of double daily flights ... «eTurboNews, Dec 14»

Tanzania says construction of China-funded port to start in 2015

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Construction of a Chinese-funded port and special economic zone in Tanzania worth at least $10 billion will start in July 2015, the ... «Reuters Africa, Oct 14»