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سِلْم
peace /ˈsilm/
nounB2#3326 most common
Also: peacefulness, reconciliation, state of submission
Example sentences
نحن نريد السِّلْمَ.
We want peace.
السِّلْمُ خيرٌ من الحربِ.
Peace is better than war.
وقّعت الدولتان اتفاقيةَ السِّلْمِ أمسِ.
The two countries signed the peace agreement yesterday.
يسعى الزعماءُ إلى تحقيقِ السِّلْمِ في المنطقةِ.
The leaders are working to achieve peace in the region.
يا أيها الذين آمنوا ادخلوا في السِّلْمِ كافّةً.
O you who believe, enter into peace completely.
إن السِّلْمَ الدائمَ لا يتحققُ إلا بالعدلِ بين الأممِ.
Lasting peace is achieved only through justice among nations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سِلْمٌ | |
| Genitive | سِلْمٍ | |
| Accusative | سِلْمًا | |
| Vocative | يا سِلْمُ |
Word family
سَلامpeace; the greeting "peace be upon you"
إسلامIslam, submission to God
مُسْلِمMuslim, one who submits
سَليمsound, safe, unharmed
استسلامsurrender
Etymology
سِلْم comes from the Semitic root س-ل-م (s-l-m), which carries the core sense of wholeness and safety. From this same root Arabic gets سلام (the greeting "peace"), إسلام (submission to God), and مسلم (one who submits). The root is ancient and shared across Semitic languages, where it consistently points to soundness, safety, and the absence of conflict.
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