Possible Clues:

• Scholar regrettably about to make obeisance
• When there are alms about, it sounds as if there are two ways of welcoming them
• "Peace" salutation
• Greeting of respect
• Oriental greeting meaning "Peace"
• Arab's greeting unfortunately upset American
• A word of greeting, and leaves mostly in the morning
• Oriental greeting or homage
• Salutation rejected by scholar, I'm sorry to say
• Greeting the morning after, with regret, getting up