sləm

See also: slem, șlem, and šlem

Matal

Etymology

From Proto-Chadic *km/*ɬm. Cognate with Hausa kunne, Beele kumo, Bole kūmī, Kirfi kúmā, Diri húmà, Siri kūūtá, Kariya kúméi, Goemai kwām, Polci kəəm, Mangas kɨmsi, Miya kúmáy, Saya kə̀:m, Muyang ɬìmì, Uldeme sləmāy, Bana slə́mə́, Lagwan slɨmi, Moloko ɬəmáy, Mbuko ɬə́máy, Kirya-Konzel tlə́m, Daba zlìmī, Podoko sləma and Mpade shimu.

Noun

sləm

1. ear

   Sləm aga à akul lakəl, ama katsənawlaŋ aw? (Mata 13:13)

   You have ears, but you do not hear? (Matthew 13:13)

2. branch (of a tree)

   Kà uwana baŋa Zəzagəla asàk azlasləm ahàf dziriga gà, uwana asə̀lla à uda la vok aw, adàsak à kak babay, à kak aw. (Roma 11:21)

   For if God did not spare the branches of a tree, neither will he spare you.(Romans 11:21)

3. name

   Yuhana, la uwana sləm aŋha. (Luka 1:63)

   John is his name (Luke 1:63)

   Tavàl sləm Yesu, sləm uwana malika apəhla ala à mok uwana iyà aŋha alə̀g mazəɓ à huɗ dadàŋ(Luka 2:21)

   They gave him the name Jesus, the name that he was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.(Luke 2:21)