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Also written سلم: سَلَّمَ (to surrender) · سَلَم (Vachellia flava syn. Acacia e…)
Highlights
Plural
سَلَالِم
Most common words from the same root
سُلَّم in English
Noun
- ladder, stairs
وَإِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكَ إِعْرَاضُهُمْ فَإِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ أَن تَبْتَغِيَ نَفَقًا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ أَوْ سُلَّمًا فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ فَتَأْتِيَهُم بِآيَةٍAnd if their aversion is grievous unto thee, then, if thou canst, seek a way down into the earth or a ladder unto the sky that thou mayst bring unto them a portent (to convince them all)!609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:35
Word origin
From Aramaic סוּלַם (sulam), with influence from Hebrew סֻלָּם (sullām) – compare against Classical Syriac ܣܒܠܬܐ (sebbelṯā) and Classical Mandaic ࡎࡅࡌࡁࡉࡋࡕࡀ (sumbiltā) – from Akkadian 𒄑𒄿𒇻 (simmiltum, “stair; stairs; ladder”).
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 →
سَلِمَ
· present يَسْلَمُ
Form I · The plain action
to be safe, to be well; to be free (from); to become free (from), to escape (from)
سَلَّمَ
· present يُسَلِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to surrender; to submit to, to be submissive to; to succumb, to yield or to surrender to; to greet (with عَلَى (ʕalā))
تَسْلِيم
salutation
مُسَلِّم
مُسَلَّم
unimpaired
سَالَمَ
· present يُسَالِمُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to make peace with, to treat peaceably, to make up with
سِلَام
مُسَالَمَة
peacefulness
مُسَالِم
peaceful
مُسَالَم
أَسْلَمَ
· present يُسْلِمُ
Form IV · Causative
to convert to Islam, to become a Muslim; to surrender, to expose; to forsake, to betray
إِسْلَام
piety
مُسْلِم
Muslim
مُسْلِم
Muslim
مُسْلَم
إِسْلَامِيّ
of
تَسَلَّمَ
· present يَتَسَلَّمُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to have handed over; to take possession of, to accept something officially (the keys); to take over, to assume (a position, responsibility, duties)
تَسَلُّم
مُتَسَلِّم
مُتَسَلَّم
اِسْتَلَمَ
· present يَسْتَلِمُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to touch; to receive, to obtain; to take possession of (something)
اِسْتِلَام
مُسْتَلِم
who receives
مُسْتَلِم
receiver
مُسْتَلَم
received
اِسْتَسْلَمَ
· present يَسْتَسْلِمُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to surrender, to give up; to submit
اِسْتِسْلَام
surrender
مُسْتَسْلِم
مُسْتَسْلَم
سُلَّم: plural and other forms
| Singular | سُلَّم |
|---|---|
| Plural | سَلَالِم |
سُلَّم in a sentence
Dictionary examples
ladder
وَإِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكَ إِعْرَاضُهُمْ فَإِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ أَن تَبْتَغِيَ نَفَقًا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ أَوْ سُلَّمًا فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ فَتَأْتِيَهُم بِآيَةٍAnd if their aversion is grievous unto thee, then, if thou canst, seek a way down into the earth or a ladder unto the sky that thou mayst bring unto them a portent (to convince them all)!609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:35
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