ܫܠܝܡܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܠ ܡ (š l m)
8 terms

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Koine Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn) from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ), a Biblical name from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (šālōm, peace); compare also borrowed into Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃleːmoːn]

Proper noun

ܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ • (šlēmōnm

  1. (biblical) Solomon (in the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew
  3. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

  • ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ (gāzrāṯā dšlēmōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Via Koine Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn) from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ), a Biblical name from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (šālōm, peace); compare Aramaic שְׁלָמָא (šlāmā) and ܫܠܳܡܳܐ (šlomo), derived independently from the original Semitic root.

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)leːˈmoːn]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)leːˈmuːn]

Proper noun

ܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ or ܫܠܶܝܡܽܘܢ • (šlēmōn or šlēmūn)

  1. Solomon

Descendants

  • Arabic: سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān)
    • Azerbaijani: Süleyman
    • Chinese: 蘇萊曼 / 苏莱曼 (Sūláimàn) (transliteration)
    • English: Suleiman
    • Kazakh: Сүлеймен (Süleimen)
    • Persian: سلیمان
    • Portuguese: Soeima
    • Turkish: Süleyman
    • Spanish: Zulema, Zuleima