embodiment of] Peace', i.e. of Allah. 'Peace' 'Peace be upon you' 'Submission' 'One who submits' – 'Delivering peace – giving a salutation or a submission' – 'The act of submitting (oneself), surrenderring' – 'One who submits (oneself), surrenders' – 'subject of SLM – its SLM, 'the vase is SLM', 'the vase is whole, unbroken' – 'undisputed' Catholic Church: in the rosary: 'Hail Mary'. In Maltese: Sliem – 'peace' Sellem – 'to greet, to salute' Arabic Islām The word is a verbal noun derived from s-l-m, meaning "submission" (i.e. entrusting one's wholeness to a higher force), which may be interpreted as humility. "One who submits" is signified by the participle , (fem. , ). The word is given a number of meanings in the Qur'an. In some verses (), the quality of Islam as an internal conviction is stressed: "Whomsoever God desires to guide, He expands his breast to Islam." Other verses connect islām and dīn (usually translated as "religion"): "Today, I have perfected your religion () for you; I have completed My blessing upon you; I have approved Islam for your religion." Still others describe Islam as an action of returning to God—more than just a verbal affirmation of faith. Given names Salam ( ) Salman ( ) Salim ( ) Selim (, originally: ) Suleim ( ) Suleiman ( ) Northwest Semitic The Koine Greek New Testament text uses eirēnē () for 'peace', which perhaps represents Jesus saying šlama; this Greek form became the northern feminine name Irene. In the Epistles, it often occurs alongside the usual Greek greeting chairein () in the phrase 'grace and peace'. However, comparison of the Greek Septuagint and Hebrew Masoretic Old Testament texts shows some instances where shalom was translated instead as soteria (, meaning 'salvation'). In Hebrew: Shalom Mushlam () – perfect Shalem () – whole, complete Lehashlim () – to complete, fill in Leshallem () – to pay Tashlum () – payment Shillumim () – reparations Lehishtallem () – to be worth it, to "pay" Absalom () – a personal name, literally means 'Father [of] Peace'. In Aramaic: Shlama – 'peace' Shalmuta Given names Shlomi ( or ) Solomon, Shlomo () Shlomit () Shulamit () See also Names of Jerusalem References External links Triconsonantal roots