لم

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lam/

Adverb

لَمْ • (lam)

1. not (past tense)

   لَمْ يَكْتُبْ ― lam yaktub ― he has not written

Usage notes

• لم is used to deny the past. It governs the jussive of the verb.

See also

• Negative particles: لَا (lā), لَن (lan), مَا (mā)
• لَيْسَ (laysa)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.ma/

Adverb

لِمَ • (lima)

1. for what, why

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lum/

Verb

لُمْ • (lum) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of لَامَ (lāma)

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Pashto

Noun

• لم • (lëm) m

1. tail