Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selim

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: se-lim
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سليم (salīm). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: سليم, س ل م

Inflected Forms

Selims (plural)

Questions

What does selim mean?: A surname from Arabic.
Where does selim come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce selim

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