سلیم

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَلِيم (salīm).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sa.ˈliːm/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.líːm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.líːm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.lím]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.líːm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.lím]

Readings
Classical reading^?	salīm
Dari reading^?	salīm
Iranian reading^?	salim
Tajik reading^?	salim

Adjective

سلیم • (salīm / salim) (Tajik spelling салим)

meek, docile, peaceable

Proper noun

سلیم • (salīm / salim) (Tajik spelling Салим)

a male given name, Salim, from Arabic

Further reading

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