Phrase guide

peace be upon him

intj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /piːs biː əˈpɒn ˈhɪm/
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intj

Meaning 1

an honorific phrase used by Muslims after any mention in speech or print of holy persons

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

Examples

  • Jesus, peace be upon him, travelled to [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alayhi as-salaam

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

an honorific phrase used by some Jews after mentioning the deceased in speech or print

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque of Arabic عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu, “peace be upon him”)

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Azerbaijani: əleyhissəlam — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Bashkir: ғәләйһи-ссәләм (ğələyhi-ssələm) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Bashkir: ғәлиәссәләм (ğəliəssələm) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Chinese Mandarin: 願主福安之 /愿主福安之 (yuàn Zhǔ fú'ān zhī) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Finnish: rauha olkoon hänen kanssaan — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Finnish: rauha hänelle — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • French: que paix soit sur lui — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • German: Friede sei mit ihm — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • German: Friede und Segen sei mit ihm — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Gujarati: સલ્લલ્લાહુ અલયહિ વ સલ્લમ (sallallāhu alayahi va sallam) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Gujarati: અલયહિસ્સલામ (alayahissalām) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Hindi: सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम (sallallāhu alaihi va sallam) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Hindi: अलैहिस्सलाम (alaihissalām) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Kazakh: ғалейһиссалам (ğaleihissalam) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Malay: alaihissalam — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Ossetian: Хуцауи хуарз салам ӕй уӕд (Xucawi xwarz salam æj wæd) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Pashto: عليه سلام — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Persian: علیه السلام ('aleyhe-s-salâm) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Polish: niech pokój będzie z nim — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Polish: pokój niech będzie z nim — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Portuguese: que a paz esteja com ele — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Punjabi: علیہ سلام (ʻleh slām) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Russian: мир ему́ (mir jemú) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Russian: мир ему́ и благослове́ние (mir jemú i blagoslovénije) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Russian: мир ему́ и благослове́ние Алла́ха (mir jemú i blagoslovénije Alláxa) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Yakut: Таңара кинини алҕаатын уонна айхаллаатын — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Yakut: эйэни киниэхэ (eyeni kinieqe) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Serbo-Croatian: mir njemu — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Serbo-Croatian: neka je mir njemu — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Serbo-Croatian: sallallahu alejhi we sellem — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Serbo-Croatian: sallallahu alejhi ve sellem — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Swedish: Guds frid och välsignelser vare med honom — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Tajik: алайҳиссалом (alayhissalom) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Turkish: aleyhisselam — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Turkish: a.s. — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Ottoman Turkish: علیه السلام — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Ottoman Turkish: عم — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Urdu: علیہ السلام ('alayhi-s-salām) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Uyghur: ئەلەيھىسسالام (eleyhissalam) — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Uzbek: alayhissalom — honorific phrase used by Muslims
  • Hebrew: עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם ('aláv hashalóm) — honorific phrase used by some Jews
  • Yiddish: עליו השלום (olev hasholem) — honorific phrase used by some Jews