Appendix:South Levantine Arabic roots/س ل م

South Levantine Arabic

Root

س ل م • (transliteration needed)

1. Related to submission and surrender
2. Related to peace, safety and wellbeing

Derived terms

Verbs and verb forms

• Form II: سلّم (sallam, “to greet; to submit, hand in”)
• Form IV: أسلم (ʔaslam, “to convert to Islam”)
  • Noun Form: إسلام (ʔislām, “Islam”)
  • Active Participle: مسلم (muslim, “Muslim”)
• Form X: استسلم (istaslam, “to surrender, give up”)
  • Noun Form: استسلام (istislām, “surrender”)

Nouns

• سلام (salām, “peace”)
• سلامة (salāme, “safety, wellbeing”)

Adjectives

• سليم (salīm, “healthy”)