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سَلِيم
sound, unharmed, whole (in health, condition, or judgment) /saˈliːm/
adjectiveB1#2513 most common
Also: safe, unharmed, healthy, intact, valid, correct (of reasoning)
Example sentences
قلبه سليم.
His heart is sound.
هذا الطفل سليم ولا يعاني من أي مرض.
This child is healthy and does not suffer from any illness.
يجب أن تتخذ قراراً سليماً بعد التفكير الجيد.
You should make a sound decision after thinking it through.
الجسم السليم يحتاج إلى غذاء متوازن ورياضة منتظمة.
A healthy body needs balanced food and regular exercise.
خرج الفريق من الحادث سليماً معافى دون أي إصابات.
The team came out of the accident safe and unharmed, without any injuries.
تعتمد سلامة الحكم القضائي على تطبيق سليم للقانون واستدلال منطقي متماسك.
The soundness of a judicial ruling depends on a correct application of the law and coherent logical reasoning.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَلِيمٌ | سُلَمَاءُ |
| Genitive | سَلِيمٍ | سُلَمَاءَ |
| Accusative | سَلِيماً | سُلَمَاءَ |
| Vocative | يَا سَلِيمُ | يَا سُلَمَاءُ |
Word family
سَلَامpeace, greeting
إِسْلَامIslam, submission to God
مُسْلِمMuslim, one who submits
سَلَامَةsafety, soundness
اِسْتَسْلَمَto surrender, give up
Etymology
سليم comes from the Arabic triliteral root س-ل-م, which carries the core idea of safety, soundness, and freedom from defect. It follows the فعيل (fa'īl) pattern, an adjective form that often marks a lasting, inherent quality rather than a passing state. The same root gives Arabic سلام (peace) and إسلام (submission, Islam), since being safe and being at peace are treated as closely linked ideas. Arabic is a Semitic language, so this root has no Proto-Indo-European ancestor, but it does have living cognates in other Semitic languages.
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