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سَلَام in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of سَلِمَ (to be safe): the act or idea of the verb.
- peace
- greeting
Word origin
Semantic loan from Aramaic שְׁלָמָא / ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šəlāmā, “wholeness, welfare; peace”, used as a greeting). Cognate with Hebrew שלום (shalóm).
Words from the root س-ل-م
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
to be safe, to be well; to be free (from); to become free (from), to escape (from)
to surrender; to submit to, to be submissive to; to succumb, to yield or to surrender to; to greet (with عَلَى (ʕalā))
to make peace with, to treat peaceably, to make up with
to convert to Islam, to become a Muslim; to surrender, to expose; to forsake, to betray
to have handed over; to take possession of, to accept something officially (the keys); to take over, to assume (a position, responsibility, duties)
to touch; to receive, to obtain; to take possession of (something)
to surrender, to give up; to submit
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