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Salem

Safe, sound

سَالِم
سَالِم

Salem

Safe, sound

Quranic rootboyarabic
Pronunciation
Salem
Arabic
سَالِم
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
s-l-m
Quranic status
Quranic root

Origin & meaning

From the root of salaam (peace). Active form.

Themes
peace
Same root · s-l-m

Names sharing this root.

سَلْمَان
Salman
Safe, secure
سَلْمَى
Salma
Peaceful, safe
سَلَام
Salam
Peace
عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام
Abdul-Salam
Servant of the Source of Peace
إِسْلَام
Islam
Submission to Allah
سَلِيم
Selim
Safe, sound
سَلَامَة
Salama
Safety, peace
مُسْلِمَة
Muslimah
One who submits to Allah
سَلَام
Salam
Peace (boys)
تَسْلِيم
Tasleem
Submission, peace

“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).

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Righteous, virtuous
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