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title: "مُسْلِم (muslim) meaning in Arabic: Muslim"
description: "مُسْلِم (muslim) means “Muslim”. Root س·ل·م, pattern مُفْعِل, level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/muslim"
language: "en"
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# مُسْلِم

*muslim* · **Muslim**

مُسْلِم (muslim) is an Arabic noun meaning “Muslim”. It is built on the root س·ل·م in the pattern مُفْعِل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: س·ل·م
- Pattern: مُفْعِل
- Level: A1

## Words from the root س·ل·م

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root س·ل·م with مُسْلِم; each opens its own entry.

- [سَلَام](https://fasaha.app/w/salam) — salām, peace; greeting (A0)
- [سَلِمَ](https://fasaha.app/w/salima) — salima, to be safe, to be sound (B1)
- [إِسْلَام](https://fasaha.app/w/islam) — islām, Islam (A1)
- [سَلِيم](https://fasaha.app/w/salim) — salīm, sound, intact (B1)
- [تَسْلِيم](https://fasaha.app/w/taslim) — taslīm, handing over; greeting (B2)

## How to read مُسْلِم, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- م — ميم (mīm): m
- س — سين (sīn): s
- ل — لام (lām): l
- م — ميم (mīm): m

## Questions about مُسْلِم

### What is the root of مُسْلِم?

The root of مُسْلِم is س·ل·م. Words built on the same root include سَلَام (peace; greeting), سَلِمَ (to be safe, to be sound), إِسْلَام (Islam), سَلِيم (sound, intact).

### What pattern does مُسْلِم follow?

مُسْلِم follows the pattern مُفْعِل, with the root letters س·ل·م poured into it.

### What level is مُسْلِم?

Fasaha first uses مُسْلِم at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)