Shin-Lamedh-Mem s the triconsonantal root of many Semitic words and many of those words are used as names. The root meaning translates to "whole, safe, intact, unharmed, to go free, without blemish". Its earliest known form is in the name of Shalim, the ancient god of dusk of Ugarit. Derived from this are meanings of "to be safe, secure, at peace", hence "well-being, health" and passively "to be secured, pacified, submitted". Central Semitic Š-L-M , S-L-M , Š-L-M Canaanite: Š-L-M (c.f. Shalem) Hebrew: , Š-L-M (Paleo-Hebrew 𐤔-𐤋-𐤌; Samaritan Hebrew ࠔ-ࠋ-ࠌ) East Semitic S-L-M South Semitic "S-L-M" , S-L-M Arabic (), Maltese sliem, Hebrew Shalom (), Ge'ez (), Syriac šlama (pronounced Shlama, or Shlomo in the Western Syriac dialect) () are cognate Semitic terms for 'peace', deriving from a Proto-Semitic *šalām-. Given names derived from the same root include Solomon (Süleyman), Absalom, Selim, Salem, Salim, Salma, Salmah, Salman, Selimah, Shelimah, Salome, Szlama (Polish) etc. Arabic (and by extension Maltese), Hebrew, Ge'ez, and Aramaic have cognate expressions meaning 'peace be upon you' used as a greeting: Arabic: As-salāmu ʻalaykum () is used to greet others and is an Arabic equivalent of 'hello'. The appropriate response to such a greeting is "and upon you be peace" (wa-ʻalaykum as-salām). Maltese: . Hebrew: Shālôm ʻalêḵem () is the equivalent of the Arabic expression, the response being ʻAlêḵem shālôm, 'upon you be peace'. Ge'ez: Selami ālikayimi () Neo-Aramaic: Šlama 'lokh (), classically, Šlām lakh . East Semitic In the Amarna letters, a few of the 382 letters discuss the exchange of "peace gifts", greeting-gifts (Shulmani) between the Pharaoh and the other ruler involving the letter. Examples are Zita (Hittite prince), and Tushratta of Mitanni. Also, Kadashman-Enlil of Babylon, (Karduniaš of the letters). Šalām (shalamu) is also used in letter introductions to express the authors' health. An example letter EA19, from Tushratta to Pharaoh, states: "...the king of Mittani, your brother. For me all goes well. For you may all go well." (lines 2-4) In Akkadian: Salimatu "alliance" Salimu "peace, concord" Shalamu "to be(come) whole, safe; to recover; to succeed, prosper" Shulmu "health, well-being"; also a common greeting Arabic The Arabic word salām is used in a variety of expressions and contexts in Arabic and Islamic speech and writing. "Al-Salām" is one of the 99 names of God in Islam, and also a male given name in conjunction with . ʻAbd al-Salām translates to 'Slave of [the