למה

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See also: ל־ מה

Hebrew[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Compare Arabic لما.

Adverb[edit]

לָמָּה or לָמָה (láma or lamá)

  1. why
  2. (very colloquial) because
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Etymology 2[edit]

Ultimately from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

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Noun[edit]

לָמָה (lámaf (plural indefinite לָמוֹת)

  1. llama

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