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”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃleːmoːn]

Proper noun

ܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ • (šlēmōn) m

1. (biblical) Solomon
2. a male given name from Greek
3. a surname transferred from the given name

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