ܫܠܝܡܘܢ

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
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