Arabic for be safe

salima

ﺳَﻠِﻢَ

be safe – past tense he

yaslamu

ﻳَﺴﻠَﻢُ

be safe – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be safe is written ﺳَﻠِﻢَ and pronunced salima in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﻠَﻢُ and pronounced yaslamu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺱ ﻝ ﻡ

The root of the word be safe consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to be safe

to become a Muslim, surrender

The letters of be safe

ﺳَﻠِﻢَ

ﺳـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻢ

ﺳـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻢ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

sin

lam

mim

The Arabic word for be safe consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﻠِﻢَ and pronounced salima.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for be safe

fa3ila becomes salima

We have seen that the Arabic word for be safe is written ﺳَﻠِﻢَ and pronounced salima. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are s, l and m, the word becomes salima.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns