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Definition of salaam verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

salaam

verb

NAmE//səˈlɑm//

[intransitive, transitive] salaam (somebody)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they salaam

he / she / it salaams

past simple salaamed

-ing form salaaming

(in some Eastern countries) to say hello to someone in a formal way by bending forward from the waist and putting your right hand on your forehead

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