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Solomon
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English
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Etymology
From en la Solomōn (variant of la Salomon), from en grc Σολομών, from en hbo שְׁלֹמֹה šĕlōmōʰ, from he שָׁלוֹם šālōm peace. en Shlomo Suleiman.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsɒləmən/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Solomon.wav Southern England
en /ˈsɑləmən/ GA
Proper noun
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en Q37085en Biblical character In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David.
1 Kings 4 34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
en countable en male Ancient Greek < Hebrew Salome.
en Channel2 NOW Staff Solomon Henderson, Antioch High School shooter’s manifesto leaked Channel2 NOW https://channel2now.com/2025/01/22/article/news/crime/solomon-henderson-antioch-high-school-shooters-manifesto-leaked-female-student-josselin-corea-escalante-dead-and-two-others-injured-nashville-tennessee/ 2025-01-22 Authorities have identified Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, as the suspect in the Antioch High School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. https://web.archive.org/web/20250311074500/https://channel2now.com/2025/01/22/article/news/crime/solomon-henderson-antioch-high-school-shooters-manifesto-leaked-female-student-josselin-corea-escalante-dead-and-two-others-injured-nashville-tennessee/
en countable en Hebrew.
en ucomm in Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area, s/Alaska c/USA.
en minor city co/Dickinson County and co/Saline County s/Kansas c/USA.
en electoral division city/Darwin territory/Northern Territory c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Solomonic Solomonid Solomonseal judgement of Solomon judgment of Solomon Ring of Solomon Solomon equations Solomon syndrome Solomon Islands Solomon Sea wisdom of Solomon
Related terms
en Salome shalom Shalom Shlomo Shulamith Shula
Translations
king of Israel
Afrikaans: af Salomo
Albanian: sq Salomón-i m, sq Solomón-i m
Amharic: am ሰሎሞን
Arabic: ar سُلَيْمَان m, ar سُلَيْمٰن m archaic
Aramaic:
Syriac: syc ܫܠܝܡܘܢ šlēmōn
Armenian: hy Սողոմոն
Azerbaijani: az Süleyman
Belarusian: be Саламо́н m
Bengali: bn সোলেমান
Bulgarian: bg Соломон m
Catalan: ca Salomó m
Cherokee: chr ᏐᎵᎼᏅ, chr ᏐᎳᎹᏅ, chr ᏐᎵᎹᏅ
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 所羅門 so2 lo4 mun4, yue 撒羅滿 saat3 lo4 mun5 Roman Catholicism
Mandarin: cmn 所羅門 Suǒluómén, cmn 撒羅滿 Sāluómǎn Roman Catholicism, cmn 索洛蒙 Suǒluòméng Orthodox
Comorian:
Maore Comorian: swb Sulaimana
Ngazidja Comorian: zdj Sulaimana
Czech: cs Šalamoun m
Danish: da Salomo
Dutch: nl Salomo
Esperanto: eo Salomono
Estonian: et Saalomon
Finnish: fi Salomo
French: fr Salomon, fr Solayman
Old French: fro Salemon
Galician: gl Salomón
German: de Salomo m, de Salomon m, de Solomon m
Greek: el Σολομών m
Ancient Greek: grc Σολομών m
Haitian Creole: ht Salomon
Hausa: ha Sulemanu
Hawaiian: haw Solomona
Hebrew: he שְׁלֹמֹה m sh'lomo
Hindi: hi सुलेमान m, hi सुलैमान
Hungarian: hu Salamon
Indonesian: id Sulaiman
Irish: ga Solamh m
Italian: it Salomone m
Japanese: ja ソロモン Soromon
Kapampangan: pam Suleman, pam Solomon
Kazakh: kk Сүлеймен
Korean: ko ^솔로몬
Kyrgyz: ky Сулейман
Latin: la Salomon m
Macedonian: mk Соломон m
Malay: ms Sulaiman used by Muslims, ms Salomo used by Christians
Manchu: mnc ᠰᠣᠯᠣᠮᠣᠩ
Norwegian: no Salomo
Pashto: ps سليمان m
Persian: fa سلیمان soleymân
Polish: pl Salomon m
Portuguese: pt Salomão m
Romanian: ro Solomon
Russian: ru Соломо́н m
Sicilian: scn Salamuni m
Spanish: es Salomón
Swedish: sv Salomo
Tajik: tg Сулаймон
Thai: th โซโลมอน soo-loo-mɔɔn
Turkish: tr Süleyman
Ukrainian: uk Соломо́н m
Urdu: ur سُلَیمان m
Uzbek: uz Sulaymon
Welsh: cy Selyf m
Yiddish: yi שלמה Shloyme
male given name
Albanian: sq Salomón-i m, sq Solomón-i m, sq Sulejmán-i m, sq Sylejmán-i m
Amharic: am ሱለይማን m
Arabic: ar سُلَيْمَان
Armenian: hy Սողոմոն
Azerbaijani: az Süleyman
Bashkir: ba Сөләймән
Belarusian: be Саламо́н m
Bengali: bn সুলাইমান
Breton: br Salaun m
Bulgarian: bg Соломон m
Catalan: ca Salomó m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 所羅門 Suǒluómén
Coptic: cop ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ, cop ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲟⲛ, cop ⲥⲟⲗⲱⲙⲱⲛ
Finnish: fi Salomo, fi Salomon
Galician: gl Salomón
Greek: el Σολομών m, el Σουλεϊμάν m
Ancient Greek: grc Σολομών m
Greenlandic: kl Saalu
Haitian Creole: ht Salomon
Hausa: ha Sulemanu
Hawaiian: haw Kolomona
Hebrew: he שְׁלֹמֹה m sh'lomo
Hungarian: hu Salamon
Kapampangan: pam Suleman, pam Solomon
Kazakh: kk Сүлеймен
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ckb سِلێمان
Kyrgyz: ky Сулейман, ky Сулайман
Malay: ms Sulaiman, ms Suleman, ms Leman
Old Nubian: onw ⲥⲱⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ
Persian: fa سلیمان soleymân
Polish: pl Salomon m
Portuguese: pt Salomão m
Romanian: ro Solomon
Russian: ru Соломо́н m, ru Сулейма́н m
Scottish Gaelic: gd Solamh m
Sicilian: scn Salamuni m
Tajik: tg Сулаймон
Tatar: tt Сөләйман
Turkish: tr Süleyman
Turkmen: tk Süleýman
Urdu: ur سُلَیمان m
Uzbek: uz Sulaymon
Welsh: cy Selyf m
Old Welsh: owl Selemiaun
Yiddish: yi שלמה m shloyme, yi זלמן m zalman
Noun
A person of unusual wisdom.
A very large champagne bottle (named after the king) with the capacity of 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles.
en Melchior
Translations
person of unusual wisdom
Bulgarian: bg Соломон m
very large champagne bottle
Bulgarian: bg Соломон m
See also
en Slimane
en eponyms
en Wine bottles
Latin
Alternative forms
la Salomōn
Etymology
Borrowed from la grc Σολομών, from la hbo שְׁלֹמֹה šĕlōmōʰ, from he שָׁלוֹם šālōm peace.
Pronunciation
Solomōn 1
Proper noun
Solomōn<3> m
en Solomon
Declension
Solomōn<3>
Descendants
en 1 Solomon
la Biblical characters
Romanian
Etymology
ro :bor cu:Соломонъ + 1
Pronunciation
ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Solomon.wav
Proper noun
m
ro village commune/Gârbou county/Sălaj c/Romania
ro
Welsh
Etymology
From cy la Salomōn, from cy grc Σολομών, from cy hbo שְׁלֹמֹה šĕlōmōʰ, from he שָׁלוֹם šālōm peace.
Pronunciation
cy
Proper noun
m
cy biblical character en Solomon
Derived terms
cy Caniad Solomon the Solomon Islands
cy Ynysoedd Solomon the Solomon Islands