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Where does “سليمان” come from?

سليمان (Arabic) comes from Persian سلیمان, from Arabic سُلَيْمَان, from Classical Syriac ܫܠܝܡܘܢ, from Ancient Greek Σολομών, from Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה, from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם, from Proto-Semitic šalām- — peace, well-being, welfare.

Ancestry of “سليمان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسلیمان—
2Arabicسُلَيْمَان—
3Classical Syriacܫܠܝܡܘܢ—
4Ancient GreekΣολομών—
5Hebrewשְׁלֹמֹה—
6Hebrewשָׁלוֹםpeace, well-being; Hello, good-bye
7Proto-Semiticšalām-peace, well-being, welfare

Words derived from “سليمان”

  • Soliman
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