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aleyküm selam

aleyküm selam
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By Joy Schreiber

[ah-lay-koom sah-lam] greeting

hello (religious/traditional/rural)

DT: and may peace be upon you too

An Arabic phrase that is only used as a response to the Arabic greeting “selamın aleyküm”. You will hear this in more religious, traditional, or very rural environments. You’ll definitely impress the locals if they hear you use this.  

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