مسلم
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| س ل م (s l m) |
| 22 terms |
Etymology 1
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))
Declension
| 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))
- Muslim
- 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
| 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
- a male given name
Declension
| 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) |
| 22 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)
- unimpaired, intact, unblemished, flawless
- accepted, uncontested, incontestable, indisputable, incontrovertible
Declension
| 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
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مُسَلَّم (musallam).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mu.sal.ˈlam/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.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)
- 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.
- harčand musallam šawadat dahr-i salīmī
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).. Doublet of مسلمان (mosalmân).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mus.ˈlim/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊs.lɪ́m]
- (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)
- (uncommon) synonym of مسلمان (mosalmân, “Muslim”)
Proper noun
مسلم • (moslem)
- 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
Adjective
مسلم • (muslim) (feminine مسلمة (muslime), common plural مسلمين (muslimīn))
Noun
مسلم • (muslim) m (plural مسلمين (muslimīn), feminine مسلمة (muslime))
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مُسْلِم (muslim), borrowed from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim), from أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊs.lɪm/
Adjective
مُسْلِم • (muslim) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मुस्लिम)
Noun
مُسْلِم • (muslim) m (Hindi spelling मुस्लिम)