لام

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ل و م (l w m)
4 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

لَامَ • (lāma) I (non-past يَلُومُ (yalūmu), verbal noun لَوْم (lawm) or مَلَام (malām) or مَلَامَة (malāma)) pl of لَائِم is لُوَّم or لُيَّم -->

  1. to blame, to censure, to rebuke, to chide, to scold, to reproach
Conjugation
    Conjugation of لَامَ (I, hollow, a ~ u, full passive, verbal nouns لَوْم, مَلَام, مَلَامَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		لَوْم, مَلَام, مَلَامَة
lawm, malām, malāma
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		لَائِم, لَوَّام
lāʔim, lawwām
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مَلُوم
malūm
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m لُمْتُ
lumtu 		لُمْتَ
lumta 		لَامَ
lāma 		لُمْتُمَا
lumtumā 		لَامَا
lāmā 		لُمْنَا
lumnā 		لُمْتُمْ
lumtum 		لَامُوا
lāmū
f لُمْتِ
lumti 		لَامَتْ
lāmat 		لَامَتَا
lāmatā 		لُمْتُنَّ
lumtunna 		لُمْنَ
lumna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَلُومُ
ʔalūmu 		تَلُومُ
talūmu 		يَلُومُ
yalūmu 		تَلُومَانِ
talūmāni 		يَلُومَانِ
yalūmāni 		نَلُومُ
nalūmu 		تَلُومُونَ
talūmūna 		يَلُومُونَ
yalūmūna
f تَلُومِينَ
talūmīna 		تَلُومُ
talūmu 		تَلُومَانِ
talūmāni 		تَلُمْنَ
talumna 		يَلُمْنَ
yalumna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَلُومَ
ʔalūma 		تَلُومَ
talūma 		يَلُومَ
yalūma 		تَلُومَا
talūmā 		يَلُومَا
yalūmā 		نَلُومَ
nalūma 		تَلُومُوا
talūmū 		يَلُومُوا
yalūmū
f تَلُومِي
talūmī 		تَلُومَ
talūma 		تَلُومَا
talūmā 		تَلُمْنَ
talumna 		يَلُمْنَ
yalumna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَلُمْ
ʔalum 		تَلُمْ
talum 		يَلُمْ
yalum 		تَلُومَا
talūmā 		يَلُومَا
yalūmā 		نَلُمْ
nalum 		تَلُومُوا
talūmū 		يَلُومُوا
yalūmū
f تَلُومِي
talūmī 		تَلُمْ
talum 		تَلُومَا
talūmā 		تَلُمْنَ
talumna 		يَلُمْنَ
yalumna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m لُمْ
lum 		لُومَا
lūmā 		لُومُوا
lūmū
f لُومِي
lūmī 		لُمْنَ
lumna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m لِمْتُ
limtu 		لِمْتَ
limta 		لِيمَ
līma 		لِمْتُمَا
limtumā 		لِيمَا
līmā 		لِمْنَا
limnā 		لِمْتُمْ
limtum 		لِيمُوا
līmū
f لِمْتِ
limti 		لِيمَتْ
līmat 		لِيمَتَا
līmatā 		لِمْتُنَّ
limtunna 		لِمْنَ
limna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُلَامُ
ʔulāmu 		تُلَامُ
tulāmu 		يُلَامُ
yulāmu 		تُلَامَانِ
tulāmāni 		يُلَامَانِ
yulāmāni 		نُلَامُ
nulāmu 		تُلَامُونَ
tulāmūna 		يُلَامُونَ
yulāmūna
f تُلَامِينَ
tulāmīna 		تُلَامُ
tulāmu 		تُلَامَانِ
tulāmāni 		تُلَمْنَ
tulamna 		يُلَمْنَ
yulamna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُلَامَ
ʔulāma 		تُلَامَ
tulāma 		يُلَامَ
yulāma 		تُلَامَا
tulāmā 		يُلَامَا
yulāmā 		نُلَامَ
nulāma 		تُلَامُوا
tulāmū 		يُلَامُوا
yulāmū
f تُلَامِي
tulāmī 		تُلَامَ
tulāma 		تُلَامَا
tulāmā 		تُلَمْنَ
tulamna 		يُلَمْنَ
yulamna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُلَمْ
ʔulam 		تُلَمْ
tulam 		يُلَمْ
yulam 		تُلَامَا
tulāmā 		يُلَامَا
yulāmā 		نُلَمْ
nulam 		تُلَامُوا
tulāmū 		يُلَامُوا
yulāmū
f تُلَامِي
tulāmī 		تُلَمْ
tulam 		تُلَامَا
tulāmā 		تُلَمْنَ
tulamna 		يُلَمْنَ
yulamna

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

لَام • (lām) f (plural لَامَات (lāmāt))

  1. Name of the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet (ل (l)), representing the sound /l/.
Declension
Declension of noun لَام (lām)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal لَام
lām 		اللَّام
al-lām 		لَام
lām
Nominative لَامٌ
lāmun 		اللَّامُ
al-lāmu 		لَامُ
lāmu
Accusative لَامًا
lāman 		اللَّامَ
al-lāma 		لَامَ
lāma
Genitive لَامٍ
lāmin 		اللَّامِ
al-lāmi 		لَامِ
lāmi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal لَامَيْن
lāmayn 		اللَّامَيْن
al-lāmayn 		لَامَيْ
lāmay
Nominative لَامَانِ
lāmāni 		اللَّامَانِ
al-lāmāni 		لَامَا
lāmā
Accusative لَامَيْنِ
lāmayni 		اللَّامَيْنِ
al-lāmayni 		لَامَيْ
lāmay
Genitive لَامَيْنِ
lāmayni 		اللَّامَيْنِ
al-lāmayni 		لَامَيْ
lāmay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal لَامَات
lāmāt 		اللَّامَات
al-lāmāt 		لَامَات
lāmāt
Nominative لَامَاتٌ
lāmātun 		اللَّامَاتُ
al-lāmātu 		لَامَاتُ
lāmātu
Accusative لَامَاتٍ
lāmātin 		اللَّامَاتِ
al-lāmāti 		لَامَاتِ
lāmāti
Genitive لَامَاتٍ
lāmātin 		اللَّامَاتِ
al-lāmāti 		لَامَاتِ
lāmāti
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: lam
  • → Classical Persian: لَام (lām)
  • → Uzbek: lom

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ل و م
1 term

From Arabic لَامَ (lāma).

Pronunciation

Verb

لام • (lām) I (non-past يلوم (ylūm))

  1. to blame, to censure, to rebuke, to chide, to scold, to reproach

Conjugation

    Conjugation of لام
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m لمت (lumt) لمتي (lumti) لام (lām) لمنا (lumna) لمتوا (lumtu) لاموا (lāmu)
f لامت (lāmet)
non-past m نلوم (nlūm) تلوم (tlūm) يلوم (ylūm) نلوموا (nlūmu) تلوموا (tlūmu) يلوموا (ylūmu)
f تلومي (tlūmi) تلوم (tlūm)
imperative m لوم (lūm) لوموا (lūmu)
f لومي (lūmi)

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic لاَم. Ultimately from Phoenician 𐤋 (l, “lamedh”).

Noun

لام • (lâm)

  1. 27th letter in the Persian alphabet (ل)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French lame.

Noun

لام • (lâm)

  1. microscope slide

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “لام”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Punjabi

Etymology 1

From Arabic لاَم. Ultimately from Phoenician 𐤋 (l, “lamedh”).

Noun

لام • (lām)

  1. 30th letter in the Shahmukhi alphabet (ل (l))

Etymology 2

From French l’arme.

Pronunciation

Noun

لام • (lām) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਲਾਮ)

  1. war
    Synonyms: جَن٘گ (jaṉg), یُدّھ (yuddh)
  2. battle
    Synonyms: لَڑائی (laṛā'ī), جَن٘گ (jaṉg)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ل و م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic لَامَ (lāma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laːm/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

لام • (lām) I (present بلوم (bilūm))

  1. to blame
  2. to scold, to reproach

Conjugation

    Conjugation of لام (lām)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m لمت (lumt) لمت (lumt) لام (lām) لمنا (lumna) لمتو (lumtu) لامو (lāmu)
f لمتي (lumti) لامت (lāmat)
present m بلوم (balūm) بتلوم (bitlūm) بلوم (bilūm) منلوم (minlūm) بتلومو (bitlūmu) بيلومو (bilūmu)
f بتلومي (bitlūmi) بتلوم (bitlūm)
subjunctive m الوم (alūm) تلوم (tlūm) يلوم (ylūm) نلوم (nlūm) تلومو (tlūmu) يلومو (ylūmu)
f تلومي (tlūmi) تلوم (tlūm)
imperative m لوم (lūm) لومو (lūmu)
f لومي (lūmi)

Southeast Pashayi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

لام (lām)

  1. work

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