למה

See also: ל־ מה

Hebrew edit

Pronunciation edit

(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔm.mɔ/ or IPA^(key): /lɔ.ˈmɔ/

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Arabic لما.

Adverb edit

לָמָּה or לָמָה • (láma or lamá)

why
(very colloquial) because

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

למה זה

Etymology 2 edit

Ultimately from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Alternative forms edit

לאמה

Noun edit

לָמָה • (láma) f (plural indefinite לָמוֹת)

llama

Anagrams edit

הלם, להם, מלה

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