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- سلمى (salmā ).
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Selma may refer to:
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[edit] Given name[]
- Princess Selma (born 1911),Turkish princess,mother of Kenize Mourad
- Selma Aliye Kavaf (born 1962), Turkish politician
- Selma Bajrami (born 1980), Bosnian singer
- Selma Björnsdóttir (born 1974), Icelandic singer, 1999 and 2005 representative in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Selma Blair (born 1972), American actress
- Selma Diamond (1920-1985), American actress
- Selma Ergeç (born 1978), Turkish-German actress and model
- Selma Ek (1856-1941), Swedish opera singer
- Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), Swedish author
- Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924–1942), Romanian-born German-language poet
- Selma Nazjtauk (born 1967), Pakistani-Belgian writer
- Selma Yağcı, Turkish boxer
[edit] Surname[]
- Dick Selma (1943-2001), American baseball player
- Mai Selma, last Duguwa king of the Kanem Empire
- Schwester Selma (1884-1984), Israeli nurse
[edit] Fictional characters[]
- Selma Bouvier, The Simpsons character voiced by Julie Kavner
- Selma Jezková, fictional character in the Lars von Trier film Dancer in the Dark played by Björk
[edit] Places[]
- Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Selma, Switzerland, village in the Grisons
- Selma, Algeria
- United States:
- Selma, Alabama, city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches
- Selma, Arkansas
- Selma, California, city in Fresno County
- Selma, Colorado
- Selma, Indiana, town located in Delaware County
- Selma, Iowa
- Selma, Kansas
- Selma, Louisiana
- Selma, Michigan
- Selma, Mississippi
- Selma, Missouri
- Selma, North Carolina, town in Johnston County
- Selma, Ohio
- Selma, Oregon, unincorporated community in Josephine County
- Selma, South Carolina
- Selma, Texas
- Selma, Virginia
[edit] Other uses[]
- Selma (sea serpent), a sea monster in Seljord, Norway
- Selma to Montgomery marches, three marches that marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement
English[]
[edit] Etymology[]
Taken to use in the 19th century when similar-sounding names, Elma, Thelma, Alma, Wilma etc. were in vogue. It is a place name in the Poems of Ossian, but at least a part of the name-givers must have been aware of the Turkish name Selma, ultimately of Arabic origin.
[edit] Proper noun[]
Selma
- A female given name. [quotations ▼]
- 1765 James Macpherson, The Poems of Ossian, Tauchnitz 1847, page 253:
- Happy are thy people, O Fingal! king of resounding Selma!
- 1765 James Macpherson, The Poems of Ossian, Tauchnitz 1847, page 253:
[edit] Translations[]
[hide ▲]female given nameSelect targeted languages
masc. fem. neuter common gender plural Transliteration: (e.g. ázbuka for азбука)Page name: (e.g. amo for amō) Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang) Script template: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin) Nesting: (e.g. Norwegian/Nynorsk) |
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[edit] Danish[]
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Selma
- A female given name, cognate to the English Selma.
[edit] Faroese[]
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Selma f.
- A female given name
[edit] Declension[]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Selma |
Accusative | Selmu |
Dative | Selmu |
Genitive | Selmu |
[edit] Finnish[]
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Selma
- A female given name, cognate to the English Selma.
[edit] Declension[]
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singular | plural | |
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nominative | Selma | Selmat |
genitive | Selman | Selmojen |
partitive | Selmaa | Selmoja |
accusative | Selma
Selman |
Selmat |
inessive | Selmassa | Selmoissa |
elative | Selmasta | Selmoista |
illative | Selmaan | Selmoihin |
adessive | Selmalla | Selmoilla |
ablative | Selmalta | Selmoilta |
allative | Selmalle | Selmoille |
essive | Selmana | Selmoina |
translative | Selmaksi | Selmoiksi |
instructive | – | Selmoin |
abessive | Selmatta | Selmoitta |
comitative | – | Selmoineen |
1)Rare. |
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Selma f.
- A female given name
[edit] Declension[]
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[edit] Norwegian[]
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Selma
- A female given name, cognate to the English Selma.
[edit] Serbo-Croatian[]
[edit] Etymology[]
From Turkish Selma < Arabic سلمى (salmā).
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Selma f. (Cyrillic spelling Селма)
- A female given name
[edit] Swedish[]
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Selma
- A female given name, cognate to the English Selma.
[edit] Turkish[]
[edit] Etymology[]
From Arabic سلمى (salmā).
[edit] Proper noun[]
Selma
- A female given name