Lakemonster Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 been finding it (the word) on various Egyptian tobaccos.Been wondering what it means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allia22 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 QUOTE (Lakemonster @ Jan 16 2007, 03:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>been finding it (the word) on various Egyptian tobaccos.Been wondering what it means.I think it means "peace," not sure though. For a while I thought it was "hello," but then I thought that sounded like the random English words the Japanese stick on things. Case in point: "Fuck Summer" was painted on the side of a building (not graffiti), and another store's name was "Violence Jack-Off." I love the Japanese! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavo989 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 (edited) Yeah, it's probably peace. Since Arabic is written in it's own script there are several different ways to transliterate it into the Latin alphabet that are all considered correct (think about Qaddafi). The S-L-M root has to do with peace (same with the Hebrew shalom). It's probably an alternative to the more common Latin spellings 'salam' or 'salaam'. Edited January 16, 2007 by Shavo989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Yeah, I have a stamp that has the Arabic character on there for Salaam, it may be just an alternate spelling/translation. I used to stamp the back of the papers rolled up in the Tangiers packages. I may start doing that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 it actually means hello my moms friend is persian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Salaam is peace...note the similarites to the Hebrew word for peace, Shalom.Semetic languages FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavo989 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 QUOTE Semetic languages FTWHell yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) shalom in hebrew actually means 3 things, hi, goodbye, and peace Edited January 17, 2007 by Molson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 QUOTE (Molson @ Jan 16 2007, 11:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>shalom in hebrew actually means 3 things, hi, goodbye, and peaceObviously. I thought 8 years of Hebrew school taught me something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afrdzak Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) Salaam = peace. It's originally an Arabic word. You've heard Salam Alakom a lot, which means may peace be with you.Historically it was used between ancient feuding tribes in the Arab world. When a member from different tribes would pass each other they would use Salaam (peace) to prevent any hostility or fighting. Share that with your friends at Hookah gatherings and they'll think you're a genius!! :-P Edited January 17, 2007 by afrdzak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_official Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 QUOTE (web250 @ Jan 16 2007, 06:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Salaam is peace...note the similarites to the Hebrew word for peace, Shalom.Semetic languages FTWweb250 ftwSalaam is a greeting word. its arabic it means hello, goodbye, peace or peace be with yousame definition as Shalom, the hebrew wordironically not much of those words in either languages are making an appearance in either of those cultures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattler Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 שלום or shalom in english. I was taught it means peace. Yes it can be used as a greeting or a goodbye but still means peace. I just verified what I have been taught with a friend who lives in Lod Israel. Hebrew is his native language and he says shalom means peace and nothing else. Shalom is also one of God's 72 names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavlakos Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) haha.the man still has no answer! Salaam means peace, saloum is a black, unflavored egyptian moassel that older folks smoke, they use no foil and it smells like crap in my opinion. some people know it as zaghloul, but in egyptian its saloum.they have it on the menu of the shisha joint i usually go to, and i remember asking anout it and the lady pointed to someones hookah that was smoking it. Edited January 17, 2007 by pavlakos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagon Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) QUOTE (pavlakos @ Jan 17 2007, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>saloum is a black, unflavored egyptian moassel that older folks smoke, they use no foil and it smells like crap in my opinion. some people know it as zaghloul, but in egyptian its saloum.they have it on the menu of the shisha joint i usually go to, and i remember asking anout it and the lady pointed to someones hookah that was smoking it.I have some "Moassel Salloum" tobacco. It's flavored (apple, mint, multifruit), but I should say it sucks... I got those 3 samples from my friend. It produces blue and not thick smoke. It's made in Egypt, but I never saw such brand to buy there... Edited January 17, 2007 by Hexagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 QUOTE (afrdzak @ Jan 17 2007, 12:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Salaam = peace. It's originally an Arabic word. You've heard Salam Alakom a lot, which means may peace be with you.Correct. Also, the similar Shalom Aleichem in Hebrew means the same thing (Peace be upon you/with you/etc)Notice the similarites again between Alakom and Aleichem.A popular song in the Reform Jewish community is Salaam, a song which preaches peace among Jews and Arabs. The song goes:"Od yavo shalom aleinu, od yavo shalom aleinu, od yavo shalom aleinu, v'al kulam.Salaam, aleinu v'al kol haolam, salaam, salaam."The song uses the Arabic word for peace, along with the rest in Hebrew and means:"Peace will come to us, peace will yet come to us,Peace will come to us, and everyone.Salaam, peace for us and for all the world, peace, peace."(Taken from urj.org) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLipinski Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 QUOTE (rattler @ Jan 17 2007, 02:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>שלום or shalom in english. I was taught it means peace. Yes it can be used as a greeting or a goodbye but still means peace. I just verified what I have been taught with a friend who lives in Lod Israel. Hebrew is his native language and he says shalom means peace and nothing else. Shalom is also one of God's 72 names.Well then why did golda meir in an interview use "Shalom, Shalom" as good bye? I agree with you that shalom means peace. Shalom is also one of G-D's 72 names, which is why you should not use it in the bathroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakemonster Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 Im going with what Pavlakos sez y'all... both the "Zag type" tobacco and the apple stuff are both quite dry.Hexagon, did your box for that shisha (or jar) have little sailboats on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsboy Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 As mentioned before I think Salloum is a derived word from peace. It is a known family name too. It could be used in some arabic slang as "very nice", not sure where the shisha got its name but I would be guessing I would say the family name of the makers .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavo989 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 QUOTE Shalom is also one of God's 72 namesI believe Al-Salaam is one of God's 99 names in Islam, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLipinski Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 QUOTE (Shavo989 @ Jan 17 2007, 06:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE Shalom is also one of God's 72 namesI believe Al-Salaam is one of God's 99 names in Islam, too.By 72 I was talking about Judaism. I am not sure about Islam though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavo989 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 QUOTE (JoeLipinski @ Jan 17 2007, 06:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Shavo989 @ Jan 17 2007, 06:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE Shalom is also one of God's 72 namesI believe Al-Salaam is one of God's 99 names in Islam, too.By 72 I was talking about Judaism. I am not sure about Islam though.Haha, I knew that's what you were talking about. Just noting yet another similarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLipinski Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 QUOTE (Shavo989 @ Jan 17 2007, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (JoeLipinski @ Jan 17 2007, 06:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Shavo989 @ Jan 17 2007, 06:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE Shalom is also one of God's 72 namesI believe Al-Salaam is one of God's 99 names in Islam, too.By 72 I was talking about Judaism. I am not sure about Islam though.Haha, I knew that's what you were talking about. Just noting yet another similarity. Theology is one of my favorite topics. Some of the similarities between the 3 major religions are crazy or some things that people don't even think about that are similarities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofdavid Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Mmmm... theology! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattler Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I don't really have a clue about islamic stuff either.Joe I really don't know why she would say "shalom, shalom." Peace Peace doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I'm going to have to ponder on this one for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sariél Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Peace always makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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