Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
سلم
Qur'an Occurrences
140 times across 48 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root سلم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "slm" primarily conveys safety, security, and freedom from imperfections or evils.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-l-m
Listen: سَلَٰمٌ 97:5
Root letters: س — ل — م

Word Family Tree (64 forms)

All word forms derived from the root سلم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 112× Verb 28×

Concordance — 140 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root سلم appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (106) · Verb (25)

Noun (106 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:10 Noun
دَعۡوَىٰهُمۡ فِیهَا سُبۡحَـٰنَكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ وَتَحِیَّتُهُمۡ فِیهَا سَلَـٰمࣱۚ وَءَاخِرُ دَعۡوَىٰهُمۡ أَنِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Their call therein will be, "Exalted are You, O Allah ," and their greeting therein will be, "Peace." And the last of their call will be, "Praise to Allah , Lord of the worlds!"
Jonah 10:25 Noun
وَٱللَّهُ یَدۡعُوۤا۟ إِلَىٰ دَارِ ٱلسَّلَـٰمِ وَیَهۡدِی مَن یَشَاۤءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَ ٰطࣲ مُّسۡتَقِیمࣲ ۝٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Allah invites to the Home of Peace and guides whom He wills to a straight pat
Jonah 10:72 Noun
فَإِن تَوَلَّیۡتُمۡ فَمَا سَأَلۡتُكُم مِّنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِیَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ وَأُمِرۡتُ أَنۡ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ ۝٧٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And if you turn away [from my advice] then no payment have I asked of you. My reward is only from Allah , and I have been commanded to be of the Muslims."
Jonah 10:84 Noun
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ یَـٰقَوۡمِ إِن كُنتُمۡ ءَامَنتُم بِٱللَّهِ فَعَلَیۡهِ تَوَكَّلُوۤا۟ إِن كُنتُم مُّسۡلِمِینَ ۝٨٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Moses said, "O my people, if you have believed in Allah , then rely upon Him, if you should be Muslims."
Jonah 10:90 Noun
۞ وَجَـٰوَزۡنَا بِبَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُمۡ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ بَغۡیࣰا وَعَدۡوًاۖ حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَاۤ أَدۡرَكَهُ ٱلۡغَرَقُ قَالَ ءَامَنتُ أَنَّهُۥ لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِیۤ ءَامَنَتۡ بِهِۦ بَنُوۤا۟ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ ۝٩٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them in tyranny and enmity until, when drowning overtook him, he said, "I believe that there is no deity except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of the Muslims."

Derived Forms (64)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
سَلَٰمٌ salamun Noun 19×
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ lmuslimiyna Noun 11×
سَلَٰمًا salamanā Noun
مُسْلِمِينَ muslimiyna Noun
مُّسْلِمُونَ muslimuwna Noun
مُسْلِمُونَ muslimuwna Noun
أَسْلَمَ ʾaaslama Verb
ٱلسَّلَمَ lsalama Noun
بِسَلَٰمٍ bisalamin Noun
أَسْلَمُوا۟ ʾaaslamuwā Verb