Re: Translate from arabic

    While that's what it translates to, it just means "hello" and it's
rejoinder.  That's how we'd say so in my Arabic class.  No, actually it was
/as-salaam al-'ejxam/ (no nominative ending), and the reply was /wA al-'ejxam
is-salaam/.

In a message dated 11/15/01 11:21:49 AM, annis@BIOSTAT.WISC.EDU writes:

<<  >Greeting:
 >Assalaamu alaykum,

        as-salaamu Ralay-kum

        "the-peace upon-you" (masc/common pl.)

        (I'm trying to use the X-SAMPA for the `ayn sound.)

 >Closing:
 >Wa salaam

        "And peace".  Sometimes "waa" gets used for other things, sort
of like "oh."

        I'm more used to hearing "maRa s-salaama" as I hear it: with
peace. >>



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