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

*salima* · **to be safe, to be sound**

سَلِمَ (salima) is an Arabic verb meaning “to be safe, to be sound”. It is built on the root س·ل·م in the pattern فَعِلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: س·ل·م
- Pattern: فَعِلَ
- Level: B1

## Forms of سَلِمَ

- Present: يَسْلَمُ

## Words from the root س·ل·م

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

- [سَلَام](https://fasaha.app/w/salam) — salām, peace; greeting (A0)
- [إِسْلَام](https://fasaha.app/w/islam) — islām, Islam (A1)
- [مُسْلِم](https://fasaha.app/w/muslim) — muslim, Muslim (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 سَلِمَ, letter by letter

3 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
- م — ميم (mīm): m

## Questions about سَلِمَ

### What is the root of سَلِمَ?

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

### What pattern does سَلِمَ follow?

سَلِمَ follows the pattern فَعِلَ, with the root letters س·ل·م poured into it.

### What level is سَلِمَ?

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


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