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- Subject: Re: REF: Arabic (?) Greeting
- From: Tamah Graber <tgraber@UMD5.UMD.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 09:59:23 -0400
I believe it means Peace be unto you and is used for greeting. It is
similar to the Hebrew which has that meaning.
Tamah Graber
Darnestown E.S.
15030 Turkey Foot Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
tgraber@umd5.umd.edu
On Thu, 28 Sep 1995, Diane Oestreich wrote:
> An English teacher sent a student to the library to ask the meaning of
> "Asalamalakim," which she identified as a Muslim (I assume that means
> Arabic) greeting.
>
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