Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Derived from the active participle of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama, to surrender, to become a Muslim), from the root س ل م (s-l-m).

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Noun edit

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

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

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 edit
  • Afrikaans: moslem
  • Dutch: moslim
  • English: Muslim
  • German: Muslim
  • Chinese: 穆斯林 (mùsīlín)

Proper noun edit

مُسْلِم (muslimm

  1. a male given name
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Etymology 2 edit

Derived from the passive participle of سَلَّمَ (sallama, to preserve, to hand over intact, to accept), from the root س ل م (s-l-m).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مُسَلَّم (musallam)

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

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

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
س ل م
8 terms

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mus.lim/, [ˈmus.lɪm]
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Adjective edit

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

  1. Muslim

Noun edit

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

  1. Muslim