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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

لَام (lāmf (plural لَامَات (lāmāt))

  1. Name of the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet (ل (l)), representing the sound /l/.
Declension
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 (lāmm (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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