سلیمان

See also: سليمان

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [su.laj.ˈmɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sʊ.läj.mɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sʊ.läj.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sʊ.läj.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [su.läj.mɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [solej.mɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [su.läj.mɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	sulaymān
Dari reading?	sulaymān
Iranian reading?	soleymân
Tajik reading?	sulaymon

Proper noun

Dari	سلیمان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Сулаймон

سلیمان • (soleymân)

1. Solomon
2. a male given name, Soleyman, Soleiman, Solayman, or Sulayman, equivalent to English Solomon

Derived terms

• سلیمانی (soleymâni)

Related terms

• سلیمانیه (soleymâniyye)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سلیمان (soleymân), from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sʊ.lɛː.mɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

سُلَیمان • (sulaimān) m (Hindi spelling सुलैमान)

1. (Islam) Sulayman, Solomon
2. a male given name, Suleman or Sulaiman, from Arabic

References

• “سلیمان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سلیمان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.