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  2. Greeting - Wikipedia

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    Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship (usually cordial) or social status (formal or informal) between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other.

  3. As-salamu alaykum - Wikipedia

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    salamu alaykum written in the Thuluth style of Arabic calligraphy. As-salamu alaykum (Arabic: ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, romanized: as-salāmu ʿalaykum, pronounced [as.sa.laː.mu ʕa.laj.kum] ⓘ), also written salamun alaykum and typically rendered in English as salam alaykum, is a greeting in Arabic that means 'Peace be upon you'.

  4. Etiquette in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    In formal contexts, it was previously considered rude to introduce yourself to strangers, and therefore generally advisable to ask some mutual acquaintance to introduce you. Strangers will speak with each other in the " formal " register of Urdu , and using the familiar register will be seen as very rude. [ 1 ]

  5. Adab (gesture) - Wikipedia

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    Adab (Hindustani: آداب , आदाब ), from the Arabic word Aadaab (آداب), meaning respect and politeness, is a hand gesture used in the Indian subcontinent, by the Urdu-speaking while greeting. [1] [2] It involves raising the right hand in front of the eyes with palm inwards, while the upper torso is bent forward.

  6. Lal Salam - Wikipedia

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    Lal Salam (Bengali: লাল সেলাম, Hindi: लाल सलाम, Urdu: لال سلام; transl. "Red salute") is a salute, greeting, or code word used by communists in South Asia. The phrase is a compound of lāl , meaning "red" in Hindi and Urdu, and salām , meaning "peace", a contraction of the Arabic phrase as-salāmu ʿalaykum ...

  7. Sat Sri Akaal - Wikipedia

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    Sat is a Punjabi word, which means truth, from the Sanskrit word Satya (सत्य).Sri is a honorific used across various Indian Subcontinent languages. Akaal is made up of the Punjabi word Kal, meaning time, and the prefix a-which is used in various Indian languages as a way to make a word into its antonym, so Akal means timeless.

  8. Salaam (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Salaam is a short form of As-salamu alaykum, an Arabic greeting meaning "Peace be upon you". This phrase and the Arabic word Salām سلام 'peace' derive from the Semitic root Š-L-M . Salaam or Salam may also refer to:

  9. Salutation - Wikipedia

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    A salutation is a greeting used in a letter or other communication. Salutations can be formal or informal. The most common form of salutation in an English letter includes the recipient's given name or title. For each style of salutation there is an accompanying style of complimentary close, known as valediction. Examples of non-written ...