asalamualaikum
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- assalamualaikum, assalamu alaikum
- assalamoe alaikoem, assalamoealaikoem (1901–1947)
Etymology
From Malay assalamualaikum, from Classical Malay السلامعليکم (assalam alaikum), السلامعليکم (assalamu 'alaikum), from Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.sa.ˌlam.mu.a.lajˈkum/
Interjection
asalamualaikum
- (Islam) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)
Further reading
- “asalamualaikum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.