مسلم

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of أَسْلَمَ‎ (ʔaslama, “to surrender, to become a Muslim”), from the root س ل م‎ (s-l-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.lim/

Noun

مُسْلِم • (muslim) m (plural مُسْلِمُون‎ (muslimūn), feminine مُسْلِمَة‎ (muslima))

1. (Islam) Muslim

   Hyponyms: شِيعِيّ‎ (šīʕiyy), سُنِّيّ‎ (sunniyy)

Declension

Declension of noun مُسْلِم (muslim)

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))

1. Muslim
2. 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 allaḏīna 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

Declension of adjective مُسْلِم (muslim)

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
• → Dutch: moslim
• → English: Muslim
• → German: Muslim

Proper noun

مُسْلِم • (muslim) m

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of noun مُسْلِم (muslim)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	مُسْلِم muslim	—
Nominative	—	مُسْلِمٌ muslimun	—
Accusative	—	مُسْلِمًا‎ musliman	—
Genitive	—	مُسْلِمٍ muslimin	—

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of سَلَّمَ‎ (sallama, “to preserve, to hand over intact, to accept”), from the root س ل م‎ (s-l-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.sal.lam/

Adjective

مُسَلَّم • (musallam)

1. unimpaired, intact, unblemished, flawless
2. accepted, uncontested, incontestable, indisputable, incontrovertible

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسَلَّم (musallam)

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ل م‎

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْلِم‎ (muslim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.lim/, [ˈmus.lɪm]

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Adjective

مسلم • (muslim) (feminine مسلمة‎ (muslime), common plural مسلمين‎ (muslimīn))

1. Muslim

Noun

مسلم • (muslim) m (plural مسلمين‎ (muslimīn), feminine مسلمة‎ (muslime))

1. Muslim