لام

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ل و م (l w m)
4 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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لَام (lāmf (plural لَامَات (lāmāt))

  1. Name of the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet (ل (l)), representing the sound /l/.
Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Azerbaijani: lam
  • Classical Persian: لَام (lām)
  • Uzbek: lom

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ل و م
1 term

From Arabic لَامَ (lāma).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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لام (lām) I (non-past يلوم (ylūm))

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

Conjugation

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    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

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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لام (lâm)

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

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French lame.

Noun

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لام (lâm)

  1. microscope slide

References

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

Punjabi

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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لام (lām)

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

Etymology 2

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From French l’arme.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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لام (lāmm (Gurmukhi spelling ਲਾਮ)

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

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ل و م
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic لَامَ (lāma).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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لام (lām) I (present بلوم (bilūm))

  1. to blame
  2. to scold, to reproach

Conjugation

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    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

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Etymology

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

Noun

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لام (lām)

  1. work

Further reading

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