Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Urdu
Scripts سليم, سالم(Arabic) سلیم(Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /sa.ˈliːm/(Arabic) /ˈsaː.lim/(Arabic)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "safe, sound, intact" in Arabic, derived from the root سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: سليم, in which the second vowel is long, and سالم, in which the first vowel is long.

Related Names

VariantsSaleem, Salem(Arabic) Saleem(Urdu)
Feminine FormsSalima, Selima(Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesSelim(Albanian) Selim(Turkish)
Surname DescendantsSalem, Salim(Arabic)
User SubmissionsSälim, Səlim

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Entry updated October 6, 2024