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bowing vs salaam

salaam vs bowing

bowing and salaam both are nouns.

bowing is an adjective but salaam is not an adjective.

bowing is not a verb while salaam is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bowing Yes Yes No No
salaam Yes No Yes No
As nouns, salaam is a hyponym of bowing; that is, salaam is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bowing:
  • bowing: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  • salaam: a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
Other hyponyms of bowing include genuflection, genuflexion, kotow, kowtow, scrape, scraping.
bowing (noun) salaam (noun)
managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
bowing (adjective) salaam (adjective)
showing an excessively deferential manner
bowing (verb) salaam (verb)
greet with a salaam
Difference between bowing and salaam

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