ل

See also: J, ك, Ꭻ, and Ꮣ

Character	ل U+0644, ل
Name	ARABIC LETTER LAM
Block	Arabic
← ك [U+0643] [U+0645] م →

Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /laːm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/

Etymology 1

Letter

ل / ل‍ / ‍ل‍ / ‍ل • ‎(lām)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ك ‎(k) and followed by م ‎(m).

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا ‎(ā), ب ‎(b), ت ‎(t), ث ‎(ṯ), ج ‎(j), ح ‎(ḥ), خ ‎(ḵ), د ‎(d), ذ ‎(ḏ), ر ‎(r), ز ‎(z), س ‎(s), ش ‎(š), ص ‎(ṣ), ض ‎(ḍ), ط ‎(ṭ), ظ ‎(ẓ), ع ‎(ʿ), غ ‎(ḡ), ف ‎(f), ق ‎(q), ك ‎(k), ل ‎(l), م ‎(m), ن ‎(n), ه ‎(h), و ‎(w), ي ‎(y)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
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Symbol

ل / ل‍ / ‍ل‍ / ‍ل • ‎(lām)

1. The twelfth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ك ‎(k) and followed by م ‎(m).

Preposition

لِـ • ‎(li-)

1. A prefix meaning to, for, belonging to.

Inflection

    Inflected forms

Base form					لِـ ‎(li-)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	لِي ‎(lī)			لَنَا ‎(lanā)
Second person	لَكَ ‎(laka)	لَكِ ‎(laki)	لَكُمَا ‎(lakumā)	لَكُمْ ‎(lakum)	لَكُنَّ ‎(lakunna)
Third person	لَهُ ‎(lahu)	لَهَا ‎(lahā)	لَهُمَا ‎(lahumā)	لَهُمْ ‎(lahum)	لَهُنَّ ‎(lahunna)

Particle

لَـ • ‎(la-)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • Qur'an 29:41

     وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ ٱلْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ‎

     wa-ʾinna ʾawhana l-buyūti la-baytu l-ʿankabūti

     And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider,

Etymology 2

Verb

لِ • ‎(li) ‎(form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَلِيَ ‎(waliya)

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Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /lam/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

ل ‎(lām)

1. The thirty-ninth and first lam letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ل	ـل	ـلـ	لـ

See also

• Previous letter: گ
• Next letter: ڵ

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Malay

Wikipedia ^ms

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [lam]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [l]

Letter

ل / ل‍ / ‍ل‍ / ‍ل

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حروف; ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ ث,‎ ج,‎ چ,‎ ح,‎ خ,‎ د,‎ ذ,‎ ر,‎ ز,‎ س,‎ ش,‎ ص,‎ ض,‎ ط,‎ ظ,‎ ع,‎ غ,‎ ڠ,‎ ف,‎ ڤ,‎ ق,‎ ک,‎ ݢ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ڽ ^[edit]

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /lɑm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

ل • ‎(lâm)

1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ل	ـل	ـلـ	لـ

See also

• Previous letter: ګ
• Next letter: م

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Persian

Pronunciation

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Letter

ﻝ / ﻟ / ﻠ / ﻞ • ‎(lâm)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by گ and followed by م. Its name is لام.

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Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /lam/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

ل ‎(lām)

1. The forty-sixth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ل	ـل	ـلـ	لـ

See also

• Previous letter: ڱ
• Next letter: م

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Urdu

Alternative Forms

• ल ‎(la)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /lɑːm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

ل • ‎(lām)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ل	ـل	ـلـ	لـ

See also

• Previous letter: گ
• Next letter: م

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Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /le/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

ل • ‎(le)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ل	ـل	ـلـ	لـ

See also

• Previous letter: ڭ ‎(ng)
• Next letter: م ‎(m)