assalamu alaikum

phrase transliterated from Arabic

as·​sa·​la·​mu alai·​kum əs-sə-ˈlä-mü-ə-ˈlī-ku̇m 

variants or as-salaam alaikum

əs-sə-ˈläm-ə-ˈlī-ku̇m 

: peace to you

—used as a traditional greeting among Muslims compare shalom aleichem

Word History

Etymology

Arabic as-salāmu ʽalaykum