lamed

Meaning

Noun

The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Verb

simple past and past participle of lame

lame

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• Verb
• Noun
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Translations

لاميد

gelähmt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɑːmɛd/

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew: מַלְמָד

In summary

From Hebrew לָמֶד (lamedh), from Proto-Semitic *lamed- (“goad”) (Hebrew מַלְמָד (malmad, “goad”)). Doublet of lambda.