aṣálẹ̀ noun /ā.ʃá.lɛ̀/
Definitions
  1. desert (barren area)
Etymology
a- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣá (“to be barren”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground”)
Component words
a-nominalizing prefixṣáto be barrenilẹ̀ground
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 3, where this word is spelled “aṣalẹ”. Reference: en-aṣalẹ-yo-noun-fbdhqOfT