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title: "سَلِيم (salīm) meaning in Arabic: sound, intact"
description: "سَلِيم (salīm) means “sound, intact”. Root س·ل·م, pattern فَعِيل, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/salim"
language: "en"
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# سَلِيم

*salīm* · **sound, intact**

سَلِيم (salīm) is an Arabic adjective meaning “sound, intact”. It is built on the root س·ل·م in the pattern فَعِيل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Adjective
- Root: س·ل·م
- Pattern: فَعِيل
- Level: B1

## Words from the root س·ل·م

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root س·ل·م with سَلِيم; 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)
- [مُسْلِم](https://fasaha.app/w/muslim) — muslim, Muslim (A1)
- [تَسْلِيم](https://fasaha.app/w/taslim) — taslīm, handing over; greeting (B2)

## How to read سَلِيم, letter by letter

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

- س — سين (sīn): s
- ل — لام (lām): l
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i
- م — ميم (mīm): m

## Questions about سَلِيم

### What is the root of سَلِيم?

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

### What pattern does سَلِيم follow?

سَلِيم follows the pattern فَعِيل, with the root letters س·ل·م poured into it.

### What level is سَلِيم?

Fasaha first uses سَلِيم at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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