Category: SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

سلام

/salām/Roman

English meaning: Peace

Arabic Definition

(العربية)

السلام هو حالة من الوئام والهدوء والأمن بين الأفراد والشعوب. ويُعدّ السلامُ ركيزةً أساسية لتحقيق التنمية والرخاء في أي مجتمع.

English Definition

Freedom from disturbance; tranquility; a state of harmony between nations or groups.

Example

السلام هو أمنية كل شعوب العالم.

In English: Peace is the wish of all peoples of the world.

Synonyms

  • وئام
  • أمن

Antonyms / Opposites

  • حرب
  • نزاع

Literary Heritage

أَنتُم وَأَبنَاؤُكُم أَبنَاءُ الحَيَاةِ الَّتِي تَشتَاقُ إِلَى نَفسِهَا

/Antum wa-abnāʾukum abnāʾu al-ḥayāti allatī tashtāqu ilā nafsihā/

You and your children are the children of life that longs for itself.

Khalil Gibran · Poet and Philosopher · 19th–20th century CE

Al-Arwah al-Mutamarridah (Spirits Rebellious)

Al-Arwah al-Mutamarridah, 'The Children', 1908

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