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למה

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See also: ל־ מה

Hebrew

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Compare Arabic لما.

Adverb

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לָ֫מָּה or לָמָ֫ה (láma or lamá)

  1. (interrogative) why, for what reason
    למה אתה לא מסדר את החדר שלך?Why don't you clean your room?
  2. (relative) for which reason
    Synonym: שֶׁ־ (she-)
    זו הסיבה למה יצאתי מהתחום הזה.This is the reason why I left this field.
  3. (fused relative) the reason for which
    אני מבינה למה הם זועמים עליה.I understand why they are furious at her.
  4. (very colloquial) because
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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לָמָה (lámaf (plural indefinite לָמוֹת)

  1. llama

References

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

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Anagrams

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