Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts حلم(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to be gentle, to be lenient" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Given Name DescendantsHalim, Halima, Halimah, Helmi, Hilmi(Arabic) Halima(Bengali) Halima, Halimat, Halimatu(Hausa) Halim, Halimah, Helmi(Indonesian) Halim, Halimah, Helmi(Malay) Xaliima(Somali) Halima(Swahili) Halim, Halime, Hilmi(Turkish) Halima(Urdu) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 236.