1. salaam (somebody) (in some Eastern countries) to say hello to somebody in a formal way by bending forward at the middle part of your body and putting your right hand on your forehead
   Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Arabic (al-)salām (‘alaikum) ‘peace (be upon you)’.

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1. (in some Eastern countries) a way of saying hello to somebody in a formal way by bending forward at the middle part of your body and putting your right hand on your forehead

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