Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ل و م (l-w-m)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

لَامَ (lāma) I, non-past يَلُومُ‎ (yalūmu)

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

Etymology 2 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

لَام (lāmf (plural لَامَات (lāmāt))

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

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ل و م
1 term

From Arabic لَامَ (lāma).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

لام (lām) I (non-past يلوم (ylūm))

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

Conjugation edit

    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 edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

لام (lâm)

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

Etymology 2 edit

From French lame.

Noun edit

لام (lâm)

  1. microscope slide

References edit

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

Punjabi edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

لام (lām)

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

Etymology 2 edit

From French l’arme.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

لام (lāmm (Gurmukhi spelling ਲਾਮ)

  1. war
    Synonyms: جنگ (jng), یدھ (ydh)
  2. battle
    Synonyms: لڑائی (lṛā'ī), جنگ (jng)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ل و م
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic لَامَ (lāma).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /laːm/, [læːm]
  • (file)

Verb edit

لام (lām) I (present بلوم (bilūm))

  1. to blame
  2. to scold, to reproach

Conjugation edit

    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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

لام (lām)

  1. work

Further reading edit