assalamualaikum waalaikum

Assalam is as + salam; the as here is the the definite article in Arabic. gif assalamualaikum arab So, assalam can be translated as the blessing. waalaikum assalamualaikum Alaikum means to you, upon you The you here is plural Also, alaike means upon you (singular), alayna means upon us So, assalamu aleykum simply means peace/blessings be upon you There is also a version without the the article: