High confidenceProphet name
سُلَيْمَان
Sulaymān
/su-lay-MAAN/
Meaning
Peace; name of the Prophet-King Solomon
Yorùbá Adaptation
Yorùbá form
Sulaimon
Su-lai-mọ̀n
Arabic origin
سُلَيْمَان
Sulaymān
The Arabic 'Sulaymān' (سُلَيْمَان) lost the final nasalised long vowel (ān→on) and gained an open 'o' characteristic of Yorùbá, because Yorùbá syllables tend to be open (CV). The diphthong 'ay' was retained as 'ai'.
Islamic Context
From Semitic root sh-l-m (peace/wholeness). The Qur'anic Prophet Sulaymān (Solomon) was granted dominion over wind, animals, and jinn.