aslm

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • islm, aslim

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit اسَلم (asalm, “fish”), from Proto-Berber.

Cognate with Tarifit asřem (“fish”), Senhaja de Srair asyem (“fish”), Kabyle aslem (“fish”), Tuareg asûlmey (“fish”), Kabyle aslem (“fish”), Zenaga ǝššiymi, tšiymiʔḏ (“fish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aslm/

Noun

aslm m (construct state uslm, plural islman, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵙⵍⵎ, Arabic spelling آسلم)

  1. fish
    وانّا يتّارمن وامان يس صمّيضن، اورا يڭمّر يسلمان.
    wanna ittarmn aman is ṣmmiḍn, ur a igmmr islman.
    he who fears cold water does not catch fish.

Inflection

Inflection of aslm
singular plural
free state aslm islman
annexed state uslm islman

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 432a
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