ل

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]

See also: J, ك, Ꭻ, and Ꮣ

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

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-)

1. 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

Particle

لَـ • (la-)

1. (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

Frequently used after إِنَّ (ʾinna).

Etymology 4

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

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)