Adab arabic is a hand gesture used as a greeting , associated with the culture of Islam in India south Asian Muslims , especially of Urdu speaking communities of Uttar Pradesh and Hyderabadi Muslims and Muhajir people in Pakistan . The gesture involves raising the right hand towards the face with palm inwards such that it is in front of the eyes and the finger tips are almost touching the forehead, as the upper torso is bent forward. ref cite book last Gambhir first Vijay title The Teaching and Acquisition of South Asian Languages year 1996 publisher University of Pennsylvania Press isbn 081223328X pages 87 url http books.google.com books?id mB7TQc OpdcC&pg PA87 ref It is typical for the person to say adab arz hai , or just adab . In popular culture today, the adab is often associated with the courtly culture of the Muslim Nawab s. References reflist Gestures Category Gestures Category Islamic culture Category Islam in South Asia Category Greeting words and phrases of Bangladesh Category Greeting words and phrases of India Category Greeting words and phrases of Pakistan ... more details
mergefrom Parting phrase date November 2011 Parting traditions or parting customs are various traditions, customs, and habits used by people to acknowledge the parting of individuals or groups of people from each other. Parting traditions are highly culture , situation and interpersonal specific and may change within a culture depending on social status and personal relationship . Parting traditions include parting phrase s, parting gestures, as well as parting ceremonies and ritual s of various degree of complexity. Some phrases and gestures may be used both for greeting and for parting. Gestures Bowing Cheek kissing Handshake Namaste See also Greeting Salutation greeting Salutation Category Parting traditions ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 About 1 the greeting 2 the Yiddish language Yiddish writer 3 Sholem Aleichem 4 the Jewish liturgical poem 5 Shalom Aleichem liturgy Shalom aleikhem or sholom aleikhem lang he Unicode sh l m al em lang yi sholem aleykhem is a spoken greetinggreeting version in Hebrew , literally meaning peace be upon you . The appropriate response is aleikhem shalom , or upon you be peace . This form of greeting is traditional among Jews throughout the world. The greeting is more common amongst Ashkenazi Jews Ashkenazi Jewish . It is post Biblical and occurs only 6 times in the Talmud all occurrences are from the Jerusalem Talmud . Only the plural form is used even when addressing one person. A religious explanation for this is that one greets both the body and the Soul spirit soul , but Hebrew does occasionally use the plural as a sign of respect e.g. a name of God is Elohim literally gods . Other languages Several languages share cognates to this greeting. The Arabic language variation is used by Muslims throughout the world lang ar As Salamu Alaykum transl ar DIN as sal mu alaykum . Aramaic and classical Syriac use lang syc Shlomo laikhon which means peace be upon you . A more widely used variation is lang syc meaning peace for you . DEFAULTSORT Shalom Aleikhem Category Greeting words and phrases Category Hebrew words and phrases Category Yiddish words and phrases es Shalom aleijem fr Shalom alekhem id Shalom aleichem it Shalom aleichem ms Shalom aleichem nl Sjalom aleechem ro alom alehem form de salut ru ... more details
Wiktionary haptic Haptics refers to the sense of touch from Greek wikt I fasten onto, I touch . It is a form of nonverbal communication. Haptic customs differ greatly throughout the world. In many Spanish speaking countries of Latin America, people greet each other with one kiss on the cheek, for example in Argentina. In Spain, people greet each other with two kisses on the cheek. In Colombia shaking hands or verbal greeting is common and probably without hugging. In Peru when men greet one another they usually do so shaking hands or with a verbal greeting, otherwise, whenever a woman is involved, greeting involves kissing on the cheek or verbal greeting. In the United States, the main form of greeting is shaking hands, though when greeting friends it is not uncommon for them to hug. In Japan, people bow to each other in greeting and think it rude to touch. Every country has a different perception of touch as communication. ref http fevgroup.wordpress.com 2007 09 18 culture and nonverbal communication ref See also Haptic technology , technology that interfaces with the user through the sense of touch Haptic communication , the means by which people and other animals communicate via touching Haptic perception , the process of recognizing objects through touch Haptic poetry , a liminal art form combining characteristics of typography and sculpture Hapticity , a term used to describe certain bonding arrangements in molecular chemistry References Reflist Category Nonverbal communication cs Hmat de Streicheln es H ptica fr Toucher ko it Tatto he no F lesansen pl Dotyk simple Touch sk Hmat sv Ber ring ... more details
to create the 3D effect making a very attractive greeting card. History The custom of sending greeting ... scrolls. By the early 15th century, handmade paper greeting cards were being exchanged in Europe ... century. However, by the 1850s, the greeting card had been transformed from a relatively expensive, handmade .... Technical developments like color lithography in 1930 propelled the manufactured greeting ... for greeting cards that were differentiated from the standard offering. In the late 1990s the market .... See also Arts and crafts Crafts involving paper or canvas Arts and crafts Greeting card s Decorative arts Category Arts and crafts Category Greeting cards Category Paper art sv Kortmakeri ... more details
refimprove date October 2011 Sat Sri Akal Lang pa , IAST sati r ak la is a greeting in the Punjabi language Sat , truth, Sri , an honorific, Akal , the timeless being, God the whole phrase may be roughly translated God is the ultimate truth used by followers of the Sikh religion. Sat Sri Akaal is exclusively used by Sikhs to greet each other, as their Guru Gobind Singh tenth master gave them the jaikara Bole So Nihal , Sat Sri Akaal . The saying implies that the one will be blessed eternally who says that God is the ultimate truth. ref cite news title First Gurpurab of Guru Nanak at White House in Washington url http www.punjabnewsline.com content view 20920 38 accessdate 24 October 2011 newspaper Punjab Newsline date 15 November 2009 ref In contrast, Muslims living in Punjab, Pakistan Pakistan Punjab use the usual Muslim greeting Salam aleikum Assalam o alaikum peace on you, and the other replies waa alaikum assalaam peace on you too , and Punjabi Hindus use Namaskar or Namaste . Sat Sri Akal is used by Sikhs throughout the world when greeting other Sikhs, regardless of their native language. For instance, two members of the Punjabi Diaspora who exclusively speak English may still greet each other with this blessing, although this is not universal. The saying is also the only formal greeting in the Punjabi language. The usage of Sat Sri Akal as a greeting, although used by the majority of people who identify themselves as being Punjabi Sikh, is regarded as incorrect usage by Amritdhari Baptized Sikhs, as the term is historically the second half of the Sikh war cry, Bolay So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal , and is still used in the same way. As per the Sikh Rehat Maryada , or Code of Conduct, Amritdhari Sikhs greet each other with Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh , meaning The Khalsa of God, Victory is of God . References Reflist Category Greeting words and phrases of India Category Sikh terms pnb ... more details
for the United States Navy ship USS Talofa SP 1016 Refimprove date April 2007 Talofa is a salutation greeting salutation or greeting habits greeting in the Samoan language of the Samoan Islands . ref cite book url http books.google.co.nz books?id ptk9xUamLeUC&pg PA209&lpg PA209&dq ali i Polynesian word&source bl&ots SpZDn7s k &sig aR0w9kFPt6OzyKpskgRNioNcsLg&hl en&ei M84yTOa8EYztnQeFvd39Aw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 8&ved 0CDIQ6AEwBw v onepage&q ali i&f false title Linguistic anthropology first Alessandro last Duranti publisher John Wiley and Sons year 2009 page 217 isbn 1405126329 accessdate 8 July 2010 ref Talofa echoes in such phrases as ta alofa in Tuvalu , aloha in Hawaiian language Hawaiian and aro a in Cook Islands M ori . Another Samoan salutation To life, live long properly translated Ia ola also echoes in places such as Aotearoa New Zealand , where the formal greeting in M ori language M ori is Kia ora and in Tahiti French Polynesia where it is Ia orana . Talofa is also the greeting of the island of Lifou New Caledonia , and of the island state of Tuvalu . The word was brought to Lifou by the Samoan teachers of the London Missionary Society who converted the population from 1841. Etymology The Official Government Website of American Samoa says Talofa is short for Si o ta alofa atu, which means, I am happy and delighted to give you my love. When you respond, Talofa lava you are reciprocating with a full grant of your love and affection. ref http google.com search?q cache myhfxCsWfeMJ americansamoa.gov speeches speech open art fest2008.htm 22si o ta alofa 22&cd 1&hl en&ct clnk&gl us American Samoa Official Web Site ref References references Category Samoan culture Category Samoan words and phrases Category Greeting words and phrases ... more details
Merge to Hallmark Cards discuss Talk Hallmark Cards Merging Business Connections date March 2012 Unreferenced date September 2011 Infobox company name Hallmark Business Connections company type Private company logo Image Hallmark logo.svg 250px center Hallmark logo location Minneapolis, MN 55302 key people Keith Fenhaus, President industry Greeting card s, Incentive Programs num employees 300 company slogan Meaningful. Memorable. Measurable. homepage http www.HallmarkBusiness.com Hallmark Business Connections is a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards , a privately owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri . Founded in 1910 by Joyce C. Hall , Hallmark is the largest manufacturer of greeting card s in the United States. In 1985, the company was awarded the National Medal of Arts . US company stub Category Greeting cards Category Companies based in Kansas City, Missouri ... more details
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Bread and salt may refer to any of the following. Bread and salt , an East Slavic greeting ceremony Bread and salt Jewish tradition , a Jewish ceremony of welcoming people in a new house or for starting a marriage http www.thezephyr.com litvin breadrev.htm Leb i sol translated as Bread and Salt , a Macedonian jazz band disambig ... more details
Refimprove date March 2010 Howdy is an informal greeting , commonly thought to have originated as a shortened form of the greeting How do ye? It was first recorded as part of the Southern U.S. dialect in 1840. ref http dictionary.reference.com browse howdy?r 14 ref Literature from that period includes the use of How do, how do as a greeting used by Native Americans when addressing Anglo settlers in greeting. The double form of the idiom is still found in parts of Texas as Howdy, howdy . Without regard to etymological beginnings, the word is used as a greeting such as Hello and not, normally, as an inquiry. It is typically associated with Southern American English , especially from Arizona , New Mexico , Texas , Tennessee , Alabama , North Carolina , Georgia U.S. state Georgia , South Carolina , Mississippi , and the northern parts of Louisiana and Florida where the Southern dialect is predominant. It is the Traditions of Texas A&M University Howdy official greeting of Texas A&M University . ref http aggietraditions.tamu.edu community howdy.html ref It is also the name of the popular web portal at Texas A&M University. ref https howdy.tamu.edu ref In Texas, howdy is a colloquial contraction of the formal greeting of How do you do? , and as such is a formal and acceptable greeting for residents of that region of the world. Howdy can also refer to People Howdy Groskloss , a major league baseball player Howard Howdy Quicksell , a banjo player Howdy Doody , a children s television program doll Howdy Holmes , racecar driver Howdy Wilcox , United States American racecar driver Music Howdy , an album by British alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub Sieg Howdy , an album by Jello Biafra and The Melvins Boy Howdy , an American country music band Misc. Howdy, a character in Hamtaro Bang Howdy , an online strategy game Howdy Doody , a children s television program Howdy Mr. Ice , ice ... The Dallas Morning News . January 22, 1989. disambig Category Greeting words and phrases de Howdy ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 unreferenced date August 2008 Mahkameh is an Iranian female given name , originating from a word used for greeting and wishing a Sweet Life . This Iranian name, means IN THE MOUTH OF MOON. MAH moon ... kam mouth Category Persian feminine given names given name stub ... more details
Adab can refer to Adab city , a city of ancient Sumer Adab gesture , a greeting gesture traditionally used by Muslims of South Asia Adab Islam , the category of Sharia Islamic law dealing with etiquette or Adab literature , the classical Islamic literature of medi val Asia. Disambig es Adab desambiguaci n hu Adab egy rtelm s t lap nl Adab pl Adab ... more details
multiple issues advert November 2011 no footnotes November 2011 self published November 2011 wikify November 2011 Heartfelt Charity Cards is an American Card Company based in the Chicagoland area. They operate all over the United States and are one of the largest Charity Greeting Card providers in the United States. Background Heartfelt began in a suburban Chicago mall 20 years ago and today is a fully functional e commerce website that has served thousands of customers and their clients. Their focus is serving business customers and charitable partners, the driving force behind their business efforts. Heartfelt has nationally recognized charities that represent medical research, human rights, and environmental causes. They are one of the few multi charity organizations that offer http www.charitycards.com charity greeting cards for business as well as personal use. References http www.charitycards.com Heartfelt Charity Cards http www.charitycards.com charity greeting cards.asp Charities They Support External links http www.charitycards.com Heartfelt Charity Cards https www.facebook.com HeartfeltCharityCards Heartfelt Charity Cards on Facebook http www.charitycards.com faq.asp q2 Charity Questions Categories Category Articles created via the Article Wizard Category Greeting cards ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Carlton Cards Limited is a Canadia n greeting card company. Their lines of cards include Carlton, Gibson and Tender Thoughts. They also distribute the American Greetings line of cards in Canada. This is not to be confused with Carlton Cards Retail , Inc.. History The company was originally founded by Harry Harshman in Toronto , Ontario in 1920. It was immediately successful and by 1933, became incorporated. In 1956, Carlton Cards was purchased by American Greetings . In 2010 May, Carlton Cards was bought out by Schurman Retail Group. External links http www.carltoncards.ca Carlton Cards Limited http www.papyrusonline.com Schurman Retail Group Category Greeting cards Category Companies established in 1920 ... more details
Jainism Jai Jinendra lang sa IAST J ya J n ndra is a common greeting used across the Jain community . Composed of three words, Jaya , Tirthankara Jina and Indra , it means Hail the ones who have conquered their internal and external enemies . The term derives its usage from Tirthankara Jina , which is the highest state of Enlightenment spiritual enlightenment a human being can achieve. It reflects the pillars of Jainism Jain philosophy , like asceticism and inner enlightenment. External links http www.jainworld.com index.asp Jain World Jainism Global Resource Center http www.youngjains.org.uk blog 3 reasons for saying jai jinendra Three reasons for saying Jai Jinendra Jainism Topics Category Jain phrases Category Greeting words and phrases of India ... more details
Wikify date December 2011 Walkers Bookstores are a small series independent bookshops based in East Anglia . The company runs six stores and is family owned. Awards The retail chain have won or been nominated for a number of awards Finalist UK Non Specialist Multiple Greeting Card Retailer 2009 Thorntons Best Account Management 2009 Booksellers Association Outstanding Contribution to Independent Bookselling Award 2008 Finalist UK Non Specialist Independent Greeting Card Retailer 2008 Thorntons Best Visual Display 2007 Bourne Thornton s Franchisee of the Year 2007 Thorntons Best Visual Display 2005 Market Harborough References reflist External links http www.walkersbookshops.co.uk Walkers Bookstores Official site Category Bookshops of the United Kingdom UK retail company stub ... more details
unreferenced date December 2006 Infobox Company company name Recycled Paper Greetings, Inc. company logo company type Private company slogan foundation Chicago, Illinois 1971 location Chicago, Illinois key people industry Greeting card s products revenue operating income net income num employees homepage http recycledpapergreetings.com default.htm RecycledPaperGreetings.com Recycled Paper Greetings, Inc. RPG is a Chicago, Illinois Chicago based greeting card company founded by Phil Friedmann and Mike Keiser in 1971. They became successful as one of the first greeting card companies to print their product on recycled paper , and to give their artists recognition by putting their names on the cards. The designs created by Sandra Boynton became very well known, especially her Hippo Birdie Two Ewes birthday card. These design styles were eventually adopted by the competition and are common today. Artists like http marymelcherdesigns.com Mary Melcher , Cynthia Bainton granddaughter of Roland Bainton , the Bjorkman Brothers, Kathy Davis, Reynolds Unwrapped Dan Reynolds , David Walker, Susan Allen, Vicky Barone and cartoonist Cathy Guisewite also produce or have produced greeting cards through RPG. The Product Development Group of Andrews McMeel Publishing also contributes significantly to the RPG offering through a line of original concepts called Zero Gravity and well known licenses like Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine and the Close to Home cartoon panel. External links http recycledpapergreetings.com Recycled Paper Greetings, Inc. Category Greeting cards Category Companies based in Chicago, Illinois Category Companies established in 1971 US company stub ... more details
File Marcus Ward & Co00.jpg thumb center Bookmark and greeting card by Marcus Ward late 1800s Marcus Ward and Co. had its beginnings back in 1802 with a partnership between John Ward , James Blow and Robert Greenfield. By the 1820s they owned paper mill s in Belfast, Comber and Coleraine which operated under the company name of John Ward and Sons. It was in the early 1830s that Marcus Lawrence Ward Marcus Ward son of John Ward took over the running of the Belfast paper mill. Then in the mid 1830s Marcus formed a new company called Marcus Ward & Sons based in Belfast ref http www.belb.org.uk libraries libraries marcus ward.asp?ddid 3 ref . Marcus gave the company a new direction in stationery and general publishing. Marcus Ward and Sons soon became very successful in the area of colour lithography winning a medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851. By the time Marcus died in 1847 his three sons Francis, William and John had successfully taken over the running of the business. In later life John was an FSA, committee member of the Egypt Exploration Society and author of several titles on Near Eastern archaeology middle eastern archaeology , sometimes illustrated by his own watercolours. In the 1860s Marcus Ward & Co began mass producing calendars and greeting card s. Initially they printed cards for other publishers such as Goodall and Charles Bennett . By the late 1860s they began printing greeting cards under their own name. This venture turned out to be very successful, the company engaging Thomas Crane as artistic director and talented artists such as Kate Greenaway and Walter Crane as illustrators. In the early years of card production they marked the reverse with their trademark. In later years the company name was printed on the front side of their greeting cards. References references External links http www.scrapalbum.com xmasp6.htm Scrapalbum.com page on Marcus Ward and Co. Category Greeting cards Category Book publishing companies of Ireland Category Companies ... more details
Heil og s l English healthy and happy was a common greeting in the Norsemen Norse society . During the World War II Second World War , the national socialism national socialist party in Norway attempted to reintroduce the greeting. Etymology Originally a Norse greeting, it had the form heill ok s ll when addressed to a man, and heil ok s l when to a woman. The adjective heil also hel is related to the English adjective whole hale . The verb heile also hele is related to the English verb heal through their common origin, the Germanic word stem haila . The word has likewise clear connections to the German verb heilen as it is known in the Nazi salute national socialist salute Heil Hitler . The adjective s l , meaning happy or glad , is in Old English documented only in the negated variant uns le , meaning evil . National socialism During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany German occupation of Norway 1940 45 , Nasjonal Samling National Unification , being the only legal party, sought to introduce in all parts of society this greeting together with a raised right hand. However, the attempt was not successful. Heil og s l remained compulsory for party members and police. See also Nazi salute Roman salute Literature and sources Harald Bjorvand Bjorvand, Harald , and Fredrik Otto Lindeman Lindeman, Fredrik Otto 2000 V re arveord Etymologisk ordbok Norwegian Language Council http www.sprakradet.no nb no Sprakhjelp Leik Ord 4 Kvinnenavn, cup, healing Kvinnenavn, cup, healing Category Greeting words and phrases Category History of Norway no Heil og s l ... more details
Refimprove date April 2011 Islam As Sal mu Alaykum lang ar is an Arabic greeting often used ... the equivalent to hello or good day in English. Usage In Arabia , the greeting is associated with shaking .... In Pakistan , the greeting is also associated with shaking right hands and is also often accompanied ... is a simple greeting. This means Peace and Health, and is used similarly to Peace be upon you in English speaking cultures. In India and Bangladesh , the greeting is accompanied by raising the right hand to the forehead arz hai regards adaab respect . In Indonesia , the greeting is usually accompanied ... by a reply of aleikum salam , people usually shake hands, hug, and sometimes wave. Typically this greeting ... universally intelligible. The classical pronunciation of the greeting in Literary Arabic is IPA assa la mu ... . In many parts of the world, indeed in most of the non Arabic speaking countries the greeting is pronounced ... there is also a varied pronunciation. In Morocco the greeting is usually pronounced IPA s le mu .... The rule in Islam is that when we are offered a greeting, we return it with a better one, or with its equal at least. God orders in the Qur an When a greeting is offered you, answer it with an even better greeting, or at least with its like. God keeps account of all things. Surah an Nisa 4 86 The better greeting and reply are illustrated in the following Hadith. Umar radiAllahu anhu reports that he ... anhu offered a greeting, its reply was the same with an addition. The first one was the short form of the greeting of peace. The reply stated Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatu Allah. This means And to you ... a greeting should be blessed with God s mercy, both in this life and in the life to come. When the person who starts the greeting includes in it this same prayer for mercy to the one being accosted ... to the one who took advantage and offered us a friendly greeting. Abu Bakr radiAllahu anhu s comment ... greeting with a better one. Sal mun The word As Sal m lang ar may be replaced by Sal mun lang ... more details
Refimprove date April 2010 Gr Gott literally Greet God , see explanation below is a greeting , less often a farewell, in the Upper German Sprachraum especially in Switzerland , Bavaria , Franconia , Swabia and Austria . The greeting was publicized in the 19th century by the Catholic clergy and along with its variants has long been the most common greeting form in Southern Germany and Austria . Gr Gott is the shortened form of both Es Gr e dich Gott and its plural Es Gr e euch Gott may God greet you . The verb gr en originally had a meaning similar to segnen to bless , although it now means to greet . The essential meaning of gr dich Gott is therefore God bless you . Such a religious expression in a greeting only exists in a few countries. For example, people wish one another a simple good day in Poland dzie dobry , Spain buenos d as , and Portugal bom dia , while in Irish language Gaelic speaking Ireland the popular greeting is Dia dhuit God with you , similar to the English goodbye , a contraction of God be with ye ref http dictionary.reference.com browse Goodbye Goodbye . The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved December 11, 2007. ref today, of course, goodbye has a less obviously religious meaning. A religious origin is still obvious in French adieu , Spanish adi s , Italian addio and Portuguese adeus To God . In Finland , a religious group named laestadianism laestadians says Jumalan terve greet God . Like many other greeting, Gr Gott can range in meaning from deeply emotional to hasty and thoughtless. Popular variations are Gr dich Gott and its plural form Gr euch Gott , literally meaning Greet you God . The greeting s pronunciation varies with the region, with, for example, Gr dich sometimes shortened to Gr ... in the official communications of the aforementioned states. Use of the greeting guten Tag good day ... words and phrases Category Greeting words and phrases bar Gria de de Gr Gott nl Gr Gott no Gr ... more details
This is a list of greeting s. Written and Verbal Ahoy greeting Ahoy wikt g day G day wikt good evening Good evening Good morning wikt greetings Greetings Hello wikt hello there Hello there wikt hey Hey wikt hi Hi wikt hi there Hi there wikt how are you How are you? wikt how are you doing How are you doing? wikt how s it going How s it going? Howdy wikt salutations Salutations wikt welcome Welcome , to someone entering a place or group wikt what s up What s up? Yo Sup How art thou? Gestures File Provincia de Buenos Aires Del Viso Ruper saludando.jpg thumb right 240px Waving A jali Mudr Bowing social Bowing Cheek kissing Eskimo kissing Fist pound , in which two individuals touch fists High five Hongi Pressing noses Handshake Hand kissing Hat tip Hat raising or tipping Hug Kowtow Namaste Pran ma Roman salute Tehniyat Hand gesture Waving Waving , the gesture of moving one s hand back and forth Thai greeting Wai See also wikt Category Greetings Wiktionary greetings category ling stub Category Greetings ... more details
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