Urdu Dictionary

سلام salām inf. n. of سلم 'to be or become safe,' c.

A سلام salām (inf. n. of سلم 'to be or become safe,' &c.), s.m. Safety, peace; salutation, greeting, compliments; parting salutation, adieu, farewell, good-bye:—salām phernā, To look to the right and the left after prayer:—salām denā (-ko), To bid adieu (to), to dismiss; (among Europeans) to present (one's) compliments (to); to request the presence (of a person); to desire permission to enter:—salām-ʻalaik or salām-ʻalai-kum, Peace be with you; good morning to you:—salām-karāʼī, A congratulatory present (see salāmī):—salām karnā (-ko), To salute, greet, hail, accost; to bid adieu (to), say farewell (to); to give up, to desist or refrain (from); to bow (to), to acknowledge the superiority of:—salām lenā (-kā), To accept and return the salutation (of):—salām-o-payām, s.m. Salutations and kind messages.