Umme Salma: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
ام سلمہ
أُمّ سَلَمَة
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Umme Salma (ام سلمہ, Arabic أُمّ سَلَمَة) means “mother of Salama”. It comes from the Arabic root س ل م. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, س ل م.
- Meaning
- mother of Salama
- معنی
- سلمہ کی ماں
Where it comes from
A kunya, 'mother of Salama'; salama is from the root of safety.
- Say it
- um-me-sal-maAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- س ل م
- Other spellings
- Umm Salama · Umme Salamah
- Known bearer
- Umm Salama (Hind bint Abi Umayya), wife of the Prophet ﷺ