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lamed

/ˈlɑːmɛd/

lamed noun: the twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). Also the simple past and past participle of lame.

Noun

lamed (plural lameds)

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

Also used as

lamed is also the simple past and past participle of lame.

Forms of lamed

plurallameds
alternative formlamedh

Origin of lamed

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

Words formed from lamed

Words that rhyme with lamed

Questions about lamed

What does lamed mean?
Lamed means the twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
What part of speech is lamed?
Lamed is a noun.
How do you pronounce lamed?
Lamed is pronounced /ˈlɑːmɛd/.
What is the plural of lamed?
The plural of lamed is lameds.

Words near lamed in the dictionary

  1. lameasses
  2. lamebrain
  3. lamebrained
  4. lamebrains
  5. Lamech
  6. lamed
  7. lamed auctoris
  8. lamedh
  9. lamedhs
  10. lameds
  11. lameduck

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