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title: "تَسْلِيم (taslīm) meaning in Arabic: handing over; greeting"
description: "تَسْلِيم (taslīm) means “handing over; greeting”. Root س·ل·م, pattern تَفْعِيل, level B2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
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# تَسْلِيم

*taslīm* · **handing over; greeting**

تَسْلِيم (taslīm) is an Arabic noun meaning “handing over; greeting”. It is built on the root س·ل·م in the pattern تَفْعِيل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B2.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: س·ل·م
- Pattern: تَفْعِيل
- Level: B2

## Words from the root س·ل·م

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root س·ل·م with تَسْلِيم; 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)
- [سَلِيم](https://fasaha.app/w/salim) — salīm, sound, intact (B1)

## How to read تَسْلِيم, letter by letter

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

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

## Questions about تَسْلِيم

### What is the root of تَسْلِيم?

The root of تَسْلِيم 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 تَسْلِيم follow?

تَسْلِيم follows the pattern تَفْعِيل, with the root letters س·ل·م poured into it.

### What level is تَسْلِيم?

Fasaha first uses تَسْلِيم at level B2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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