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Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Particle
لَمْ • (lam)
- not (negating past tense)
- لَمْ يَكْتُبْ ― lam yaktub ― He has not written.
609–632 CE, Qur'an, 98:1:لَمۡ يَكُنِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱلۡبَيِّنَةُ.- Those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists were not to be parted until there came to them clear evidence.
Usage notes
- لم is used to deny the past. It governs the jussive of the verb.
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adverb
لِمَ • (lima)
- for what, why
609–632 CE, Qur'an, 61:2-3:يَا أَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ ٱللّٰهِ أَن تَقُولُوا مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ- O you who have believed! Why do you say what you do not do? Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do.
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
لُمْ • (lum) (form I)
- second-person masculine singular active imperative of لَامَ (lāma)
Egyptian Arabic
Verb
لم • (lamm) I (non-past يلم (yilimm))
- to collect, to gather
Conjugation
Conjugation of لم (form-I geminate)
| verbal noun
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| active participle
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لامم (lāmim)
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| passive participle
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ملموم (malmūm)
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| past
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m
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لميت
(lammēt)
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لميت
(lammēt)
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لم
(lamm)
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لمينا
(lammēna)
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لميتوا
(lammētu)
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لموا
(lammu)
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| f
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لميتي
(lammēti)
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لمت
(lammit)
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present
subjunctive
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m
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الم
(alimm)
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تلم
(tilimm)
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يلم
(yilimm)
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نلم
(nilimm)
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تلموا
(tilimmu)
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يلموا
(yilimmu)
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| f
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تلمي
(tilimmi)
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تلم
(tílimm)
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present
indicative
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m
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بلم
(balimm)
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بتلم
(bitlimm)
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بيلم
(biylimm)
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بنلم
(binlimm)
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بتلموا
(bitlimmu)
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بيلموا
(biylimmu)
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| f
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بتلمي
(bitlimmi)
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بتلم
(bitlimm)
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| future
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m
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حلم
(ḥalimm)
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حتلم
(ḥatlimm)
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حيلم
(ḥaylimm)
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حنلم
(ḥanlimm)
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حتلموا
(ḥatlimmu)
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حيلموا
(ḥaylimmu)
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| f
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حتلمي
(ḥatlimmi)
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حتلم
(ḥatlimm)
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| imperative
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m
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لم
(limm)
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لموا
(limmu)
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| f
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لمي
(limmi)
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Mazanderani
Noun
لم (lam)
- bramble
Pashto
Etymology
Akin to Persian دنب (donb, “tail”); see it for more.
Noun
لم • (lëm) m
- tail