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salam

salam is the alternative spelling of salaam.

Meaning of salaam

Interjection

  1. A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims.

See all 4 meanings of salaam

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Salam

Salam

  1. A Meitei surname from Manipuri

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Salam

Salam (plural Salams)

  1. A surname.

Forms of salam

Noun
pluralsalams
Verb
third-person singular presentsalams
present participlesalaming
past participlesalamed
pastsalamed
Proper noun
pluralSalams

Origin of salam

From Manipuri ꯁꯂꯥꯝ (salām).

Questions about salam

What does salam mean?
Salam means a Meitei surname from Manipuri.
What is salam the alternative spelling of?
Salam is the alternative spelling of salaam.
What part of speech is salam?
Salam is a proper noun.

Words near salam in the dictionary

  1. Salala
  2. Salalah
  3. salalberries
  4. salalberry
  5. salals
  6. salam
  7. Salama
  8. Salamanca
  9. Salamancan
  10. Salamancans
  11. salamandarin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: salam (page history and authors); Salam (page history and authors); salaam (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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