السلام علیکم
assalām alaikumcommon, Pakistan
In Pakistani Punjabi people greet each other with السلام علیکم (assalām alaikum). The short form سلام (salām) works among friends.
Meaning: greeting (interjection)
Ways to say it
| Punjabi | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| السلام علیکم | assalām alaikum | common, Pakistan |
| سلام | salām | casual |
The reply to السلام علیکم (assalām alaikum) is وعلیکم السلام (walaikum assalām). After it people often ask کی حال اے؟ (ki hāl ae) meaning "how are you?"
Is it said differently in some regions?
Sikh Punjabis greet with ست سری اکال (sat srī akāl), but in Pakistan the Islamic greeting is the normal one. Pakistani Punjabi is written in the Shahmukhi script, which runs right to left.
Did you know?
- السلام علیکم (assalām alaikum) literally means "peace be upon you".
Examples in context
- السلام علیکم، کی حال اے؟assalām alaikum, ki hāl ae?Hello, how are you?
- سلام، کیہ گل اے؟salām, kīh gal ae?Hi, what is up?
Example conversation
Imran meets his neighbor Bashir outside the mosque in Lahore.
- Imranالسلام علیکم، بشیر صاحب۔assalām alaikum, Bashīr sāhib.Hello, Mr. Bashir.
- Bashirوعلیکم السلام، کی حال اے؟walaikum assalām, ki hāl ae?Hello to you, how are you?
- Imranشکر اے، ٹھیک آں۔shukar ae, ṭhīk āṅ.Thank God, I am fine.
