Name Element SALIMA

Type Word
Usage Arabic
Scripts سَلِمَ(Arabic)

Meaning & History

Arabic word meaning "to be safe" [1].

Related Items

Variantsalam
Other Languages & Culturesshalam, shalem, shalom(Ancient Hebrew) šlm(Ancient Semitic)
Given Name DescendantsSelim, Selman(Albanian) Salama, Saleem, Salem, Salim, Salima, Salma, Salman, Selima(Arabic) Salma(Bengali) Selim, Selma, Selman(Turkish) Salma(Urdu) Salamatu(Western African)
Surname DescendantsSalem, Salim(Arabic)

Sources & References

  1. Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 495.
Entry updated February 4, 2020