'Salaam' definitions:
Definition of 'salaam'
(from WordNet)
noun
A deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
verb
Greet with a salaam
Definition of 'Salaam'
From: GCIDE
- Salaam \Sa*laam"\ (s[.a]*l[aum]m"), n. Same as Salam. [1913 Webster]
- Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam to the exciseman just as he was folding up that letter. --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Salaam'
From: GCIDE
- Salaam \Sa*laam"\, v. i. To make or perform a salam. [1913 Webster]
- I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. --H. James. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'salaam'
From: GCIDE
- Salam \Sa*lam\ (s[.a]*l[aum]m"), n. [Ar. sal[=a]m peace, safety.] A salutation or compliment of ceremony in the east by word or act; an obeisance, performed by bowing very low and placing the right palm on the forehead. [Written also salaam.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'salaam'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bend,
- bend the knee,
- bend the neck,
- bending the knee,
- best wishes,
- bob,
- bob a curtsy,
- bob down,
- bow,
- bow and scrape,
- bow down,
- bow the head,
- bowing and scraping,
- crouch,
- curtsy,
- dipping the colors,
- duck,
- fall down before,
- genuflect,
- genuflection,
- greetings,
- homage,
- inclination,
- kneel,
- kneeling,
- kowtow,
- make a leg,
- make a reverence,
- make obeisance,
- making a leg,
- nod,
- obeisance,
- obsequiousness,
- presenting arms,
- prostration,
- regards,
- reverence,
- salaams,
- salutation,
- salutations,
- salute,
- scrape,
- servility,
- squat,
- standing at attention,
- stoop,
- submission,
- submissiveness,
- supination