Š-L-M

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Š-L-M is a triconsonantal root of many Semitic words (many of which are used as names). The root meaning translates to "whole, safe, intact, unharmed, to go free, without blemish". Its earliest known form is in the name of Shalim, the ancient god of dusk of Ugarit. Derived from this are meanings of "to be safe, secure, at peace", hence "well-being, health" and passively "to be secured, pacified, submitted". Central Semitic Š-L-M Arabic: س-ل-م, S-L-M Maltese: S-L-M Imperial Aramaic: ܫ-ܠ-ܡ, Š-L-M Canaanite: Š-L-M (cf. Shalem) Hebrew: ש־ל־ם, Š-L-M (Paleo-Hebrew 𐤔-𐤋-𐤌; Samaritan Hebrew ࠔ-ࠋ-ࠌ) East Semitic S-L-M South Semitic "S-L-M" Ge'ez: ሰ-ላ-ም, S-L-M Arabic salām (سَلاَم), Maltese sliem, Hebrew šālōm (שָׁלוֹם), Ge'ez sälam (ሰላም), Syriac šlama (pronounced Shlama, or Shlomo in the Western Syriac dialect) (ܫܠܡܐ), Mandaic šlama (ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡀ) are cognate Semitic terms for 'peace', deriving from a Proto-Semitic *šalām-. Given names related to the same root include Solomon (Süleyman), Absalom, Selim...

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