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Arabic root

س-ل-م

7 words from this root family

A1phrase
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
as-salāmu ʿalaykum

peace be upon you (formal greeting)

Example
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، كَيْفَ حَالُكُمْ؟
as-salāmu ʿalaykum, kayfa ḥālukum?
Peace be upon you, how are you all?
Root: س-ل-مGreetingsBasics
Grammar

The standard response is 'wa ʿalaykum as-salām' (and upon you peace).

Culture

The most common greeting in the Arab world. Used in both formal and informal contexts.

A1phrase
مَعَ السَّلَامَةِ
maʿa as-salāmati

goodbye (with safety)

Example
مَعَ السَّلَامَةِ، إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ!
maʿa as-salāmati, ilā al-liqāʾi!
Goodbye, see you!
Root: س-ل-مGreetingsBasics
Culture

Literally 'with safety'. One of the most common ways to say goodbye.

A1verb
اِسْتَلَمَ
istalama

to receive

Example
استلمتُ الطردَ من البريدِ
istalamtu aṭ-ṭarda min al-barīdi
I received the package from the mail
Root: س-ل-مVerbsCommunication
Grammar

Form VIII verb (اِفْتَعَلَ). To receive or collect something.

A1adjective
سَليم
salīm

healthy / sound

Example
الجِسمُ سَليم
al-jismu salīm
The body is healthy
Root: س-ل-مAdjectivesPhysical
Grammar

Feminine form: salīma (سَليمة). From the same root as salām (سَلام, peace) and islām (إسلام).

A2noun
إِسْلَامٌ
islām

submission (to God) / Islam

Example
إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ
inna ad-dīna ʿinda Allāhi al-islām
Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam (3:19)
Root: س-ل-مQuranic
Grammar

Masculine verbal noun (maṣdar) of أَسْلَمَ (Form IV = to submit). From the root س-ل-م (peace/safety). One who submits is مُسْلِمٌ (muslim). Related: سَلَامٌ (peace), سَلَامَةٌ (safety).

Culture

Islām means 'voluntary submission to God's will.' The Quran presents it not as a new religion but as the eternal faith of all prophets, from Adam to Muhammad ﷺ.

A2noun
مُسْلِمٌ
muslim

Muslim / one who submits (to God)

Example
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ أَسْلِمْ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
idh qāla lahū rabbuhū aslim qāla aslamtu lirabbi al-ʿālamīn
When his Lord said to him: Submit. He said: I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds (2:131)
Root: س-ل-مQuranic
Grammar

Active participle of أَسْلَمَ (Form IV). Plural: مُسْلِمُونَ (muslimūn). Feminine: مُسْلِمَةٌ (muslimah). Literally means 'one who submits (to God's will).'

Culture

This verse refers to Prophet Abraham (Ibrāhīm), who is called the first muslim in the Quran. The term muslim is applied to all prophets and their followers throughout history.