a-slem

Updated: June 8, 2025

Very similar phenomena are illustrated by the Hamitic languages of Northern Africa, e.g., Shilh izbil "hair," plural izbel; a-slem "fish," plural i-slim-en; sn "to know," sen "to be knowing"; rmi "to become tired," rumni "to be tired"; ttss "to fall asleep," ttoss "to sleep."

Edward Sapir - Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech