ل

See also: J, ك‎, Ꭻ, and Ꮣ

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

ﻝ U+FEDD, ﻝ ARABIC LETTER LAM ISOLATED FORM ← ﻜ [U+FEDC] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻞ → [U+FEDE]

ﻞ U+FEDE, ﻞ ARABIC LETTER LAM FINAL FORM ← ﻝ [U+FEDD] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻟ → [U+FEDF]

ﻟ U+FEDF, ﻟ ARABIC LETTER LAM INITIAL FORM ← ﻞ [U+FEDE] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻠ → [U+FEE0]

ﻠ U+FEE0, ﻠ ARABIC LETTER LAM MEDIAL FORM ← ﻟ [U+FEDF] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻡ → [U+FEE1]

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).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li./

Preposition

لِـ • (li-)

1. 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)

Conjunction

لِـ • (li-)

2. 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

• لِأَنْ‎ (liʾan)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li./

Particle

لِـ • (li-)

1. Used to introduce an imperative with a jussive verb

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la./

Particle

لَـ • (la-)

1. (intensifying particle) truly, verily, certainly, surely
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an (in Arabic), 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

Frequently used after إِنَّ‎ (ʾinna).

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li/

Verb

لِ • (li) (form I)

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

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “ل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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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

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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North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From a merger of Arabic لِ‎ (li, “to, for”) and إلَى‎ (ʾilā, “to, towards”).

Preposition

ل (la)

1. expresses the indirect object

   ‏عم بكتب رساله لحبيبتي.‎‎

   ʿam biktib rsāli la-ḥabībti.

   I’m writing a letter to my girlfriend. / I’m writing my girlfriend a letter.

2. to, towards
3. for
4. by; made by; pertaining to

Usage notes

• The personal forms are built from the stem ʾill-: إلي‎ (ʾilli, “to me”), إلك‎ (ʾillak, “to you”), etc. More often than not, however, reduplicated forms from the stem laʾill- are used, thus لإلي‎ (laʾilli), لإلك‎ (laʾillak).
• In many contexts, the personal forms are joined directly to the verb, then taking the form -ill- after consonant clusters, otherwise just -l-. For example: بيحلالي‎ (byiḥlā-li, “it appeals to me”), بيحقلي‎ (biḥiʾʾ-illi, “it is due to me”). This phenomenon is also the reason for the above reduplication because the simple forms are identical to suffixed verb forms of قال‎ (ʾāl, “to say, tell”), such as قللي‎ (ʾil-li, “tell me”).

Synonyms

• (towards): ع‎ (ʿa); صوب‎ (ṣawb)
• (for): كرمال‎ (kirmāl)

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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: گ‎
• 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)