Selim
See also: selim
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سليم (salīm). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.
Proper noun
Selim (plural Selims)
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Selim is the 34272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Selim is most common among White (79.61%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.67%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Selim”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish Selim, from Arabic سليم.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈselim/, [ˈs̠e̞lim]
- Rhymes: -elim
- Syllabification(key): Se‧lim
- Hyphenation(key): Se‧lim
Proper noun
Selim
- a male given name from Arabic
Declension
| Inflection of Selim (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Selim | Selimit | |
| genitive | Selimin | Selimien | |
| partitive | Selimiä | Selimejä | |
| illative | Selimiin | Selimeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Selim | Selimit | |
| accusative | nom. | Selim | Selimit |
| gen. | Selimin | ||
| genitive | Selimin | Selimien | |
| partitive | Selimiä | Selimejä | |
| inessive | Selimissä | Selimeissä | |
| elative | Selimistä | Selimeistä | |
| illative | Selimiin | Selimeihin | |
| adessive | Selimillä | Selimeillä | |
| ablative | Selimiltä | Selimeiltä | |
| allative | Selimille | Selimeille | |
| essive | Seliminä | Selimeinä | |
| translative | Selimiksi | Selimeiksi | |
| abessive | Selimittä | Selimeittä | |
| instructive | — | Selimein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Statistics
- The given name Selim belongs to 111 male individuals (and as a middle name to 202 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛː.lɪm]
Proper noun
Selim c (genitive Selims)
- a male given name from Arabic سليم
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سلیم (Selîm), from Arabic سَلِيم (salīm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈlim/
Proper noun
Selim
- a male given name from Arabic
- a town and district of Kars Province, Turkey
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Selim | Selimler |
| accusative | Selim'i | Selimleri |
| dative | Selim'e | Selimlere |
| locative | Selim'de | Selimlerde |
| ablative | Selim'den | Selimlerden |
| genitive | Selim'in | Selimlerin |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Selim'im | Selimlerim |
| senin (your) | Selim'in | Selimlerin |
| onun (his/her/its) | Selim'i | Selimleri |
| bizim (our) | Selim'imiz | Selimlerimiz |
| sizin (your) | Selim'iniz | Selimleriniz |
| onların (their) | Selim'i Selimleri |
Selimleri |
Derived terms
- Selimli
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–), “Selim”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)