Pronunciation [ edit ] Etymology 1 [ edit ] ل / ل / ل / ل • (lām )
The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ك ( k ) and followed by م ( m ) .
See also [ edit ]
(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 )
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ل / ل / ل / ل • (lām )
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 ) .
Etymology 2 [ edit ] Preposition [ edit ] لِـ • (li- )
to , for , belonging to .
Inflection [ edit ]
Inflected forms
Base form
لِـ ( li- )
Personal-pronoun-
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 )
Conjunction [ edit ] لِـ • (li- )
to , in order to : followed by the subjunctive mood
دَخَلْتُ ٱلْمَطْبَخَ لِأَشْرَبَ مَاءً.
daḵaltu l-maṭbaḵa li- ʾašraba māʾan. I entered the kitchen to drink water.
Synonyms [ edit ] Etymology 3 [ edit ] Particle [ edit ] لَـ • (la- )
( intensifying particle ) truly , verily , certainly , surely
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,
Usage notes [ edit ] Frequently used after إِنَّ ( ʾinna ) .
Etymology 4 [ edit ] لِ • (li ) (form I
second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَلِيَ ( waliya )
Pronunciation [ edit ] ل (lām )
The thirty-ninth and first lam letter of the Khowar abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ل
ـل
ـلـ
لـ
See also [ edit ]
Previous letter: گ
Next letter: ڵ
Pronunciation [ edit ] ل / ل / ل / ل
The twenty-seventh letter of the Malay alphabet , written in the Arabic script .
See also [ edit ]
(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 ]
Pronunciation [ edit ] ل • (lâm )
The thirty-fourth letter of the Pashto alphabet .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ل
ـل
ـلـ
لـ
See also [ edit ]
Previous letter: ګ
Next letter: م
Persian [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ﻝ / ﻟ / ﻠ / ﻞ • (lâm )
The twenty-seventh letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet . It is preceded by گ م لام
Pronunciation [ edit ] ل (lām )
The forty-sixth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ل
ـل
ـلـ
لـ
See also [ edit ]
Previous letter: ڱ
Next letter: م
Alternative Forms [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ل • (lām )
The thirtieth letter of the Urdu abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ل
ـل
ـلـ
لـ
See also [ edit ]
Previous letter: گ
Next letter: م
Pronunciation [ edit ] ل • (le )
The twenty-first letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ل
ـل
ـلـ
لـ
See also [ edit ]
Previous letter: ڭ ( ng )
Next letter: م ( m )
