If you do can you tell me what the diffrence is between shalom (Hebrew) and Salaam (Arab). I know what Shalom is but can't find out Salaam.
2006-07-13 17:54:56 · 9 answers · asked by nonexistentdog 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
salaam is almost the same in Arabic as shalom in Hebrew. It comes from the Arabic root "salima" which means more or less to be safe, sound, secure, or well, and the word salaam by itself means safety, peace, and well-being. Muslim and often non-Muslim Arabs will say, both as in greeting and departure, "as salaamu aleikum"(peace be upon you) which is answered with "wa aleikum as salaam"(and upon you peace). In isolated cases you may hear the word salaam used by itself as a salutation, but "ahlan" is far more common. Salaam is also used in other context like "ya salaam!" just like "ya Allah!"(Oh [my] God!)."Ya salaam!" is usually a response to a good surprise, but can also express dismay. Also when an Arab returns from a long trip, he/she is greeted with "Alhamdu lisalaamak!"(praise[God] for your safety!).
2006-07-13 18:58:37 · answer #1 · answered by unexpectedbill3 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Salam= Shalom= Hi
2006-07-14 00:59:48 · answer #2 · answered by oriental_dr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salaam means hello or greetings
2006-07-14 00:59:31 · answer #3 · answered by Sonny M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salaam!
My mother tongue is arabic.I think,in my opinion,-unexpected bill- has given the best answer so far,considering arabic isn't his/her native language.Impressive & Well done-ya salam!!
2006-07-15 12:08:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
both means greeting and hello.. we use salaam in farsi as hello, it is an arabic word came into farsi..
2006-07-14 04:36:09 · answer #5 · answered by Nazanin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salaam is the muslim way of greeting another muslim. salaam is the short form the full thing is 'assalam o alikum wa rehmatullah we barakatu' it is arabic.
2006-07-14 00:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Hina♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a native arabic speaker bt i do know arabic abit.
Saalam means peace.
when muslims give greeting to others with "assalamualaikum"- it means that "peace upon to you".
2006-07-14 01:00:45 · answer #7 · answered by nao 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Muslim .
When muslims greet each other they say ASSALAM_0_ALAIKUM
SALAM is just Hi , hello .
ASSALAM_0_ALAIKUM means May PEACE BE UPON YOU !
IN its reply we Say WAALAIKUM_US_SALAM , May peace be upon you too !
Their pronunciation is specific , any change would cause change in meaning.
Regards,
Sidra
2006-07-14 01:06:03 · answer #8 · answered by Sidra T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hebrew word for "hello" or "peace": -Shalom.
Arabic word for "hello" or "peace": -Salaam.
get it?
2006-07-16 00:06:31 · answer #9 · answered by וואלה 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋