Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts سلم(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to be safe" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details VariantsalamOther Languages & Culturesshalam, shalem, shalom(Ancient Hebrew) šlm(Ancient Semitic) Given Name DescendantsSelim, Selman(Albanian) Salama, Saleem, Salem, Salim, Salima, Salma, Salman, Selima(Arabic) Salma(Bengali) Selim, Selime, Selma, Selman(Turkish) Salma(Urdu) Salamatu(Western African) Surname DescendantsSalem, Salim(Arabic) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 495.