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US
/səˈɫɑm/
]
[ UK /sˈælɑːm/ ]
[ UK /sˈælɑːm/ ]
VERB
- greet with a salaam
NOUN
- a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
How To Use salaam In A Sentence
- The khansamah would appear to be the only functionary in residence until the hour of departure draws near, when a whole party of underlings -- chowkidars, bheesties, and sweepers -- appear from nowhere in particular; and the lordly traveller, having presented them with about twopence apiece, rolls off along the dusty white road, leaving the khansamah and his myrmidons salaaming on the verandah. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil
- What he did see, as he faced that way, was that each of his men salaamed low and covered his face with both hands as he entered. In The Time Of Light
- A jury had convicted Ghailani in November on one count of conspiracy while acquitting him on more than 280 other counts stemming from the truck bombings at the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. 224 people died, and thousands more were injured in the attacks. Guantanamo Detainee Sentenced to Life in Prison
- One of the places where Tanzanians buy their khangas is the busy Kisutu market in downtown Dar es Salaam.
- It is no new rule to treat your superiors with adequate salaams, but few executives make the folly of behaving with their co-workers and subordinates in a manner a king rules over his jagir. The Times of India
- But this is the city which gave the world ‘Salaam Bombay,’ for it to salute the undying spirit of a metropolis which glories in its infinitely multipliable complementary contradictions: its grime and glitz, insularity and cosmopolitanism, arrogance and vulnerability, its indifference and unexpected caring.
- On Wednesday, Mr Ahern will depart for Dar es Salaam in Tanzania for a two - day visit.
- The only defendant to testify was Salaam, a move which most observers saw as having increased his chances of conviction.
- King turned about instantly to face her, but he salaamed so low that she could not have seen his expression had she tried. In The Time Of Light
- He and Mother met in Dar es Salaam but did not marry -- no point now after all those separated years. A DEATH IN THE FAMILY
