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|The stinging of a snake or the tanning of the leather | |The stinging of a snake or the tanning of the leather | ||
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| | |Sullam | ||
|<font size="5"> | |<font size="5"> <big>سلّم</big></font> | ||
| | |a ladder or flight of stairs | ||
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|Saleem | |Saleem | ||
|<font size="5"> سليم</font> | |<font size="5"> سليم</font> | ||
| | |Safe from harm, undamaged | ||
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|Aslam | |Aslam | ||
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|Istaslama | |Istaslama | ||
|<font size="5"> | |<font size="5"> استسلام</font> | ||
|To surrender | |To surrender | ||
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| | |Salamlik | ||
|<font size="5"> | |<font size="5">سلاملك</font> | ||
| | |Reception room, greeting room, parlor | ||
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|Tasleem | |Tasleem | ||
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|A common translation proposed for | |A common translation proposed for Islam in English and other languages is "peace." The root of this idea is that' 'Islam, meaning 'submission', shares a root word with Salaam, meaning 'peace', however the existence of these two words with the same root in no way necessarily implies a semantic relationship between the two. By way of example with the same root, there is no a relationship between the meanings of the derivations of the verb سلم Salama, meaning to be safe and sound, and سلّم sullam, meaning a ladder. There may be an analogy from which one was formed from another or an opaque historical connection that links these two words, but there is not obvious semantic connection. | ||
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