למה

See also: ל־ מה

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔm.mɔ/ or IPA^(key): /lɔ.ˈmɔ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈlama/

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic لما.

Adverb

לָמָּה or לָמָה • (láma or lamá)

1. why
2. (very colloquial) because

Synonyms

• למה זה
• מדוע

Derived terms

• למה זה

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Alternative forms

• לאמה

Noun

לָמָה • (láma) f (plural indefinite לָמוֹת)

1. llama

References

• “למה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• למה (סוג) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• הלם, להם, מלה