مسلم

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

• IPA^(key): /mus.lim/

Noun

مُسْلِم • (muslim) m (plural مُسْلِمُون (muslimūn), feminine مُسْلِمَة (muslima))

1. (Islam) Muslim

   Hyponyms: شِيعِيّ (šīʕiyy), سُنِّيّ (sunniyy)

Declension

Declension of noun مُسْلِم (muslim)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُسْلِم muslim	الْمُسْلِم al-muslim	مُسْلِم muslim	مُسْلِمَة muslima	الْمُسْلِمَة al-muslima	مُسْلِمَة muslimat
Nominative	مُسْلِمٌ muslimun	الْمُسْلِمُ al-muslimu	مُسْلِمُ muslimu	مُسْلِمَةٌ muslimatun	الْمُسْلِمَةُ al-muslimatu	مُسْلِمَةُ muslimatu
Accusative	مُسْلِمًا musliman	الْمُسْلِمَ al-muslima	مُسْلِمَ muslima	مُسْلِمَةً muslimatan	الْمُسْلِمَةَ al-muslimata	مُسْلِمَةَ muslimata
Genitive	مُسْلِمٍ muslimin	الْمُسْلِمِ al-muslimi	مُسْلِمِ muslimi	مُسْلِمَةٍ muslimatin	الْمُسْلِمَةِ al-muslimati	مُسْلِمَةِ muslimati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُسْلِمَيْن muslimayn	الْمُسْلِمَيْن al-muslimayn	مُسْلِمَيْ muslimay	مُسْلِمَتَيْن muslimatayn	الْمُسْلِمَتَيْن al-muslimatayn	مُسْلِمَتَيْ muslimatay
Nominative	مُسْلِمَانِ muslimāni	الْمُسْلِمَانِ al-muslimāni	مُسْلِمَا muslimā	مُسْلِمَتَانِ muslimatāni	الْمُسْلِمَتَانِ al-muslimatāni	مُسْلِمَتَا muslimatā
Accusative	مُسْلِمَيْنِ muslimayni	الْمُسْلِمَيْنِ al-muslimayni	مُسْلِمَيْ muslimay	مُسْلِمَتَيْنِ muslimatayni	الْمُسْلِمَتَيْنِ al-muslimatayni	مُسْلِمَتَيْ muslimatay
Genitive	مُسْلِمَيْنِ muslimayni	الْمُسْلِمَيْنِ al-muslimayni	مُسْلِمَيْ muslimay	مُسْلِمَتَيْنِ muslimatayni	الْمُسْلِمَتَيْنِ al-muslimatayni	مُسْلِمَتَيْ muslimatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُسْلِمِين muslimīn	الْمُسْلِمِين al-muslimīn	مُسْلِمِي muslimī	مُسْلِمَات muslimāt	الْمُسْلِمَات al-muslimāt	مُسْلِمَات muslimāt
Nominative	مُسْلِمُونَ muslimūna	الْمُسْلِمُونَ al-muslimūna	مُسْلِمُو muslimū	مُسْلِمَاتٌ muslimātun	الْمُسْلِمَاتُ al-muslimātu	مُسْلِمَاتُ muslimātu
Accusative	مُسْلِمِينَ muslimīna	الْمُسْلِمِينَ al-muslimīna	مُسْلِمِي muslimī	مُسْلِمَاتٍ muslimātin	الْمُسْلِمَاتِ al-muslimāti	مُسْلِمَاتِ muslimāti
Genitive	مُسْلِمِينَ muslimīna	الْمُسْلِمِينَ al-muslimīna	مُسْلِمِي muslimī	مُسْلِمَاتٍ muslimātin	الْمُسْلِمَاتِ al-muslimāti	مُسْلِمَاتِ muslimāti

Hyponyms

• مُجْتَهِد (mujtahid)

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 llaḏīna 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).”

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسْلِم (muslim)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْلِم muslim	الْمُسْلِم al-muslim	مُسْلِمَة muslima	الْمُسْلِمَة al-muslima
Nominative	مُسْلِمٌ muslimun	الْمُسْلِمُ al-muslimu	مُسْلِمَةٌ muslimatun	الْمُسْلِمَةُ al-muslimatu
Accusative	مُسْلِمًا musliman	الْمُسْلِمَ al-muslima	مُسْلِمَةً muslimatan	الْمُسْلِمَةَ al-muslimata
Genitive	مُسْلِمٍ muslimin	الْمُسْلِمِ al-muslimi	مُسْلِمَةٍ muslimatin	الْمُسْلِمَةِ al-muslimati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْلِمَيْن muslimayn	الْمُسْلِمَيْن al-muslimayn	مُسْلِمَتَيْن muslimatayn	الْمُسْلِمَتَيْن al-muslimatayn
Nominative	مُسْلِمَانِ muslimāni	الْمُسْلِمَانِ al-muslimāni	مُسْلِمَتَانِ muslimatāni	الْمُسْلِمَتَانِ al-muslimatāni
Accusative	مُسْلِمَيْنِ muslimayni	الْمُسْلِمَيْنِ al-muslimayni	مُسْلِمَتَيْنِ muslimatayni	الْمُسْلِمَتَيْنِ al-muslimatayni
Genitive	مُسْلِمَيْنِ muslimayni	الْمُسْلِمَيْنِ al-muslimayni	مُسْلِمَتَيْنِ muslimatayni	الْمُسْلِمَتَيْنِ al-muslimatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْلِمِين muslimīn	الْمُسْلِمِين al-muslimīn	مُسْلِمَات muslimāt	الْمُسْلِمَات al-muslimāt
Nominative	مُسْلِمُونَ muslimūna	الْمُسْلِمُونَ al-muslimūna	مُسْلِمَاتٌ muslimātun	الْمُسْلِمَاتُ al-muslimātu
Accusative	مُسْلِمِينَ muslimīna	الْمُسْلِمِينَ al-muslimīna	مُسْلِمَاتٍ muslimātin	الْمُسْلِمَاتِ al-muslimāti
Genitive	مُسْلِمِينَ muslimīna	الْمُسْلِمِينَ al-muslimīna	مُسْلِمَاتٍ muslimātin	الْمُسْلِمَاتِ al-muslimāti

Descendants

• → Afrikaans: moslem
• → Chinese: 穆斯林 (mùsīlín)
• → Dutch: moslim
• → English: Muslim
• → German: Muslim
• → Japanese: ムスリム
• → Malay: Muslim
  • Indonesian: muslim

Proper noun

مُسْلِم • (muslim) m

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of noun مُسْلِم (muslim)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	مُسْلِم muslim	—
Nominative	—	مُسْلِمٌ muslimun	—
Accusative	—	مُسْلِمًا musliman	—
Genitive	—	مُسْلِمٍ muslimin	—

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

• IPA^(key): /mu.sal.lam/

Adjective

مُسَلَّم • (musallam)

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

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسَلَّم (musallam)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسَلَّم musallam	الْمُسَلَّم al-musallam	مُسَلَّمَة musallama	الْمُسَلَّمَة al-musallama
Nominative	مُسَلَّمٌ musallamun	الْمُسَلَّمُ al-musallamu	مُسَلَّمَةٌ musallamatun	الْمُسَلَّمَةُ al-musallamatu
Accusative	مُسَلَّمًا musallaman	الْمُسَلَّمَ al-musallama	مُسَلَّمَةً musallamatan	الْمُسَلَّمَةَ al-musallamata
Genitive	مُسَلَّمٍ musallamin	الْمُسَلَّمِ al-musallami	مُسَلَّمَةٍ musallamatin	الْمُسَلَّمَةِ al-musallamati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسَلَّمَيْن musallamayn	الْمُسَلَّمَيْن al-musallamayn	مُسَلَّمَتَيْن musallamatayn	الْمُسَلَّمَتَيْن al-musallamatayn
Nominative	مُسَلَّمَانِ musallamāni	الْمُسَلَّمَانِ al-musallamāni	مُسَلَّمَتَانِ musallamatāni	الْمُسَلَّمَتَانِ al-musallamatāni
Accusative	مُسَلَّمَيْنِ musallamayni	الْمُسَلَّمَيْنِ al-musallamayni	مُسَلَّمَتَيْنِ musallamatayni	الْمُسَلَّمَتَيْنِ al-musallamatayni
Genitive	مُسَلَّمَيْنِ musallamayni	الْمُسَلَّمَيْنِ al-musallamayni	مُسَلَّمَتَيْنِ musallamatayni	الْمُسَلَّمَتَيْنِ al-musallamatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسَلَّمِين musallamīn	الْمُسَلَّمِين al-musallamīn	مُسَلَّمَات musallamāt	الْمُسَلَّمَات al-musallamāt
Nominative	مُسَلَّمُونَ musallamūna	الْمُسَلَّمُونَ al-musallamūna	مُسَلَّمَاتٌ musallamātun	الْمُسَلَّمَاتُ al-musallamātu
Accusative	مُسَلَّمِينَ musallamīna	الْمُسَلَّمِينَ al-musallamīna	مُسَلَّمَاتٍ musallamātin	الْمُسَلَّمَاتِ al-musallamāti
Genitive	مُسَلَّمِينَ musallamīna	الْمُسَلَّمِينَ al-musallamīna	مُسَلَّمَاتٍ musallamātin	الْمُسَلَّمَاتِ al-musallamāti

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.

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُسَلَّم (musallam).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.sal.ˈlam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.säl.lǽm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.säl.lǽm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.säl.lǽm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.säl.lǽm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.sæl.lǽm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.säl.lǽm]

Readings
Classical reading?	musallam
Dari reading?	musallam
Iranian reading?	mosallam
Tajik reading?	musallam

Adjective

مسلم • (mosallam)

1. indisputable, incontrovertible, certain, taken for granted
   • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 106:

     هرچند مسلم شودت دهر سلیمی
     در دیده میاور تو چنین مختصری را

     harčand musallam šawadat dahr-i salīmī
     dar dīda miyāwar tō čunīn muxtisarī rā

     Even though Selim's destiny is obvious to you,
     Do not appear [only] so briefly before his eyes.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim). Doublet of مسلمان (mosalmân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mus.ˈlim]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊs.lɪ́m]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊs.lɪ́m]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊs.lɪ́m]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mus.lím]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mos.lém]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mus.lím]

Readings
Classical reading?	muslim
Dari reading?	muslim
Iranian reading?	moslem
Tajik reading?	muslim

Noun

مسلم • (moslem)

1. (uncommon) Synonym of مسلمان (mosalmân, “Muslim”).

Proper noun

مسلم • (moslem)

1. a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Muslim.

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مسلم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ل م
8 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.lim/, [ˈmus.lɪm]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Adjective

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

1. Muslim

Noun

مسلم • (muslim) m (plural مسلمين (muslimīn), feminine مسلمة (muslime))

1. Muslim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊs.lɪm/

Adjective

مُسْلِم • (muslim) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मुस्लिम)

1. Muslim; Islamic

Noun

مُسْلِم • (muslim) m (Hindi spelling मुस्लिम)

1. a Muslim (adherent of Islam)

   Synonym: مُسَلْمان (musalmān)