مسلم

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
س ل م (s l m)
21 terms

Derived from the active participle of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama, to surrender, to become a Muslim).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُسْلِم (muslimm (plural مُسْلِمُون (muslimūn), feminine مُسْلِمَة (muslima))

  1. (Islam) Muslim
    Hyponyms: شِيعِيّ (šīʕiyy), سُنِّيّ (sunniyy)
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Hyponyms

Adjective

مُسْلِم (muslim) (feminine مُسْلِمَة (muslima), masculine plural مُسْلِمُون (muslimūn), feminine plural مُسْلِمَات (muslimāt))

  1. Muslim
  2. submitting, accepting, believing.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:46:
      وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَهُنَا وَإِلَهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ
      wa-lā tujādilū ʔahla l-kitābi ʔillā bi-llatī hiya ʔaḥsanu ʔillā allaḏīna ẓalamū minhum wa-qūlū ʔāmannā bi-llaḏī ʔunzila ʔilaynā wa-ʔunzila ʔilaykum wa-ʔilahunā wa-ʔilahukum wāḥidun wa-naḥnu lahu muslimūna
      Mufti Taqi: Do not debate with the people of the Book unless it is in the best manner, except with those of them who commit injustice. And say, “We believe in what is sent down to us and sent down to you, and our God and your God is One, and to Him we submit (ourselves).”
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Descendants

Proper noun

مُسْلِم (muslimm

  1. a male given name
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Etymology 2

Root
س ل م (s l m)
21 terms

Derived from the passive participle of سَلَّمَ (sallama, to preserve, to hand over intact, to accept).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُسَلَّم (musallam)

  1. unimpaired, intact, unblemished, flawless
  2. accepted, uncontested, incontestable, indisputable, incontrovertible
Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “سلم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Malay

Proper noun

مسلم

  1. Jawi spelling of Muslim.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ل م
8 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus.lim/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Adjective

مسلم (muslim) (feminine مسلمة (muslime), common plural مسلمين (muslimīn))

  1. Muslim

Noun

مسلم (muslimm (plural مسلمين (muslimīn), feminine مسلمة (muslime))

  1. Muslim