I guess this word used in the book , with me in this moment , to mean that some people are baying their bill in a restorant . The important question is : What are the other uses of the roots of this word ?
2007-01-12 19:34:07 · 5 answers · asked by citizen high 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Yes, it's " mishalim" .
2007-01-13 16:43:06 · update #1
Muslemim (מוסלמים) means "Muslims". It comes from the Arabic word "Muslimuna" (Muslims), that for itself derived from the Arabic root S.L.M ("peace", "devotion", "give", "get"...).
Meshalmim (משלמים) means "they pay". It comes from the root SH.L.M, that derives words such as "complete" (shalem), "pay" (shilem), "peace" (shalom), "worthwhile" (hishtalem), "perfect" (mushlam), "accept" and "mak peace" (hishlim), "to be done" (nishlam)...
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The roots are matching, of course. "Devote" and "give" (to hand over) in Arabic are like "pay" in Hebrew. Salam and Shalom both mean peace.
2007-01-13 00:34:33 · answer #1 · answered by yotg 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The way you spelled it in English, Mu-sla-meem would simply mean a group of Muslims.
However, from what you described about paying a bill in a restaurant, I think you must mean "Me-Sha-Lame", which simply means "To Pay". Another form of this root would be "Mash-leem" which means "To Complete, To Make Whole".
The relationship between the two meanings is clear: When you pay someone for something, you are making them "whole" (which is an expression used in English too).
2007-01-13 19:14:06 · answer #2 · answered by Sunhouse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the plural word for a group of male Muslims.
the ending -im means more than one, and its masculine
if it ended in Muslamot it would be a group of female Muslims.
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2007-01-13 17:10:33 · answer #3 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a guess.
The mem is grammar to mean they are causing something.
The root will be SLM, to complete.
So they caused the payment to be completed?
2007-01-13 03:38:08 · answer #4 · answered by SteveT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Arabic, it means "Muslims". (Not surprising.)
2007-01-13 03:40:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋