Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary in order to discover some of its secrets. We will dig deep into the root verb سـَــلـِــمَ /sa.’li.ma/  and explore some of its derivatives. Yes, this is the root verb for so many Arabic words including Islam and Muslim. Get a deep breath and let’s dive!

• سـَـلـِـمَ   /sa.’li.ma/ [V. I.]: (from something) = to get out safe / to be saved / to survive

          Ex. – ســَــلــِــمَ الرجلُ من الحادث

           = The man got out safe from the accident.

• ســَــلــِــمــَــتْ يــداك /sa.li.mat ya.dak/ [phrase.] = Doa’a (prayer) for someone’s hands to be safe. The phrase is said as a compliment or praise (= thank you) when someone does something good; e.g. cooks a nice meal or hands you something.
• سَليم   /sa.leem/ [Adj. Mas.] = sound / healthy / not broken or damaged (describing masculine nouns).

Ex. – خرج الرجلُ سليماً من الحريق        

= The man got out sound from the fire.

Ex. – جوّالي سليمٌ حتى بعد أن سقط على الأرض  

= My mobile is sound even after it had fallen to the ground.

• سَليمة   /sa.lee,mah/ [Adj. Fem.]: sound / healthy / not broken or damaged (describing feminine nouns).

Ex.  – يدهُ سليمة  = His hand is not broken/not damaged.

• سَالِم   /sa.lim/ [Adj. Mas.]: synonym of سليم .
• سَالِمة   /sa.limah/ [Adj. Fem.]: synonym of سليمة .
• سَالَمَ /saa.lama/ [V. T.] = to live in peace with
• مُسَالِم   /mu.sa.lim/ [Adj. Mas.]: quiet / peaceful / living in peace
• مُسَالِمة   /mu.sa.limah/ [Adj. Fem.]: quiet / peaceful / living in peace
• سِلْميّ /sil.mi/ [Adj. Mas.] = not armed / non-violent
• السِّلمية /as.sil.miyah/ = to act or behave in a non-violent way
• السِّلْم /as.silm/ [N. U.]: = peace. Opposite الحرب /al.harb/ = war
• السَّلام   /as.sa.laam/ [N. U.]: = the greeting of Muslims = peace. Opposite الحرب /al.harb/ = war.
• السَّلامة   /as.sa.la.mah/ [N. U. Fem.] = safety
• السُّلَّمْ /as.sul.lam/ [N. C.] = ladder / stairs
• سَلَّمَ   /sal.lama/ [V. T. I.]: to salute / to greet someone / to hand something / to surrender.

Ex.  – سَلَّمَ المعلمُ على طلابه = The teacher saluted his students.

Ex. – سَلَّمَ الجنديُّ نفسه بعد أن نفذت ذخيرته 

= The soldier surrendered after he ran out of ammunition.

Ex. – سَلَّمَ العاملُ البيتزا = The pizza man delivered the pizza.

• سَلَّمَ بـ /sal.lama be/ [Ph.v. T. ] = to confess / to presuppose / to postulate
• تسليم   /tas.leem/ [N. U.] = surrender / submission / confession / delivery

Ex. – الإيمان هو التسليم بوجود الخالق = Faith is the confession of the Creator’s existence.

Ex. – حضرتُ حفل تسليم الجوائز = I attended the awards ceremony.

• مُسَلَّمَة /mu.sal.lamah/ [N. C. Fem.] = axiom / postulation / presuppose
• مُسَلَّمَات /mu.sal.la.mat/ [N. Pl. Fem.] = axioms / postulations / presuppositions
• تَسَلَّمَ /ta.sal.lama/ [V. T.] = to receive (something)

Ex. – تَسَلَّمَ البطل الميدالية = The champion received the medal.

• تَسَلُّمْ /ta.sal.lum/ [N. U.] = the act of receiving something
• اِسْتَلَمَ   /es.ta.la.ma/ [V. T.]: to receive (something)
• اِسْتِلامْ   /es.ti.laam/ [N. U.]: The act of receiving something.

Ex. – وقَّعْتُ على استلام الفاتورة = I signed for receiving the bill.

• اِسْتسلمَ  /es.tas.lama/ [V. I.] = to surrender / to give in / to resign

Ex. – اِستسلمَ الجندىُّ بعد أن نفذت ذخيرته

= The soldier surrendered after he ran out of ammunition.

• اِسْتِسلام /es.tes.laam/ [N. U.]: The act of surrender / submission
• أسْلمَ  /as.la.ma/ [V. T.] oneself = to dedicate oneself to / to give oneself to

Ex. – أسلمَ الرجل نفسه للمخدرات = The man gave himself to drugs.

• أسْلمَ  /as.la.ma/ [V. T.] someone = to betray / to report someone to an enemy

Ex. – أسلمَ الرجل صديقه للشرطة = The man reported his friend to the police.

• أسْلمَ  /as.la.ma/ [V. I.] = to follow Islam / to become a Muslim
• الاِسْلامْ   /al.is.lam/ [N. U.]: The Abrahamic religion of Muhammad believed to be the last prophet.

Ex.  – معظم العرب يؤمنون بالاسلام = Most Arabs believe in Islam.

• مُسْلمْ   /mus.lim/ [N. C. Mas.] = a male follower of Muhammad’s religion (Islam)

Ex. – ليس كل العرب مسلمين  = Not all Arabs are Muslims.

• مُسْلمَة  /mus.limah/ [N.C. Fem.] = a female follower of Muhammad’s religion (Islam)
• تَأسْلمَ  /ta.as.lama/ [V.I.] = to pretend to be a Muslim / to be an untrue Muslim
• مُتأسْلِمْ  /mu.ta.aslim/ [Adj. Mas.] = a fake Muslim

Ex. – داعش هى جماعة مُتأسلمة = Da’esh (ISIS) is a fake Muslim group.

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– More dictionary entries here. 

– Grammatical Abbreviations:

(N.= Noun / C.= Countable / U.= Uncountable / V.= Verb / Ph.v. = Phrasal Verb / Adj.= Adjective /

Mas. = Masculine / Fem. = Feminine / Adv.= Adverb / Prep.=Preposition / Sing. = Singular / Pl.= Plural)

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