hello

Arabic translation: Salaam; Marhaba

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English term or phrase:Hello
Arabic translation:Salaam; Marhaba
Entered by: Rowan Morrell

10:35 Sep 7, 2002
English to Arabic translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Greetings
English term or phrase: hello
school teacher requiring "Hello" in many different languages for welcome display board.
C J Bowen
Salaam
Explanation:
This is one possibility. It's the one I know, and probably the most common (though I could very well be wrong about that). The word also means "peace" and is similar to "Shalom" in Hebrew. Check the site below for greetings in a very wide variety of languages.
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Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 16:01
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Salaam
Rowan Morrell
4 +1سلم
Anja Evans
5MARHABA, MARHABAN
Dikran


  

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Salaam


Explanation:
This is one possibility. It's the one I know, and probably the most common (though I could very well be wrong about that). The word also means "peace" and is similar to "Shalom" in Hebrew. Check the site below for greetings in a very wide variety of languages.


    Reference: http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 16:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Piotr Kurek
1 hr

agree  Maha Abu El Ella
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
سلم


Explanation:
That's Salam in Arabic Writing in case you prefer it that way.

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Note added at 2002-09-07 11:24:46 (GMT)
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Sorry, apparently it didn\'t appear here as it did before I send the answer. I try it again here:
سلم
Hope it shows properly this time. Otherwise I might send it to you by email if you wish so.

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Note added at 2002-09-07 11:25:51 (GMT)
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It didn\'t work. Sorry. But you can take me up on the offer above.

Anja Evans
Germany
Local time: 06:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maha Abu El Ella: in Arabic it is written سلام not سلم
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
MARHABA, MARHABAN


Explanation:
This is a commonly accepted form of "Hello" all over the Arab world.
If your machine displays Arabic, here is the word in Arabic letters:

مرحبا


HTH

Dikran
Local time: 00:01
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in ArmenianArmenian
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