Selim

See also: selim

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سليم (salīm). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.

Proper noun

Selim (plural Selims)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Selim is the 34272^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Selim is most common among White (79.61%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Selim”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Imels, Liems, Miles, limes, miles, milse, misle, slime, smile

Turkish

Selim ilçesi

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سليم (Selîm), from Arabic سَلِيم (salīm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈlim/

Proper noun

Selim

1. a male given name from Arabic
2. A town and district in Kars province, Turkey

Declension

Declension of Selim

	singular	plural
nominative	Selim	Selimler
accusative	Selim'i	Selimleri
dative	Selim'e	Selimlere
locative	Selim'de	Selimlerde
ablative	Selim'den	Selimlerden
genitive	Selim'in	Selimlerin

Possessive forms of Selim

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Selim'im	Selimlerim Selim'lerim
senin (your)	Selim'in	Selimlerin Selim'lerin
onun (his/her/its)	Selim'i	Selimleri Selim'leri
bizim (our)	Selim'imiz	Selimlerimiz Selim'lerimiz
sizin (your)	Selim'iniz	Selimleriniz Selim'leriniz
onların (their)	Selim'i Selimleri Selim'leri	Selimleri Selim'leri

Derived terms

• Selimli

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Selim”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)