الإسلام

Arabic

Etymology

The definite form of إِسْلَام (ʔislām, “submission (to the will of God)”), verbal noun of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama), from the root س ل م (s-l-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ʔis.laːm/

Proper noun

الْإِسْلَام • (al-ʔislām) m

1. Islam, the religious system advocated by Muhammad
2. definite singular of إِسْلَام (ʔislām)

Declension

Declension of noun الْإِسْلَام (al-ʔislām)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	الْإِسْلَام al-ʔislām	—
Nominative	—	الْإِسْلَامُ al-ʔislāmu	—
Accusative	—	الْإِسْلَامَ al-ʔislāma	—
Genitive	—	الْإِسْلَامِ al-ʔislāmi	—

References

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