lamed

See also: lamèd

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːmɛd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːmɛd

Noun

lamed (plural lameds)

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

Alternative forms

• lamedh

Derived terms

• lamed auctoris

Translations

Semitic letter

Catalan: làmed (ca) f Finnish: lamed (fi) French: lamèd (fr) m, lamed (fr) m, lamedh (fr) m Hebrew: לָמֶד (he) (lámed) Latin: lameth n Yiddish: למד m or f (lamed)

See also

• Appendix:Hebrew alphabet

Further reading

• lamed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɪmd/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪmd

Verb

lamed

1. simple past and past participle of lame

Derived terms

• unlamed

Anagrams

• Delma, damel, delam, medal

Finnish

Etymology

From Phoenician [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmed/, [ˈlɑ̝me̞d]
• Rhymes: -ɑmed
• Syllabification^(key): la‧med
• Hyphenation^(key): la‧med

Noun

lamed

1. lamed (twelfth letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)

Declension

Inflection of lamed (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		lamed	lamedit
genitive		lamedin	lamedien
partitive		lamedia	lamedeja
illative		lamediin	lamedeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lamed	lamedit
accusative	nom.	lamed	lamedit
	gen.	lamedin
genitive		lamedin	lamedien
partitive		lamedia	lamedeja
inessive		lamedissa	lamedeissa
elative		lamedista	lamedeista
illative		lamediin	lamedeihin
adessive		lamedilla	lamedeilla
ablative		lamedilta	lamedeilta
allative		lamedille	lamedeille
essive		lamedina	lamedeina
translative		lamediksi	lamedeiksi
abessive		lameditta	lamedeitta
instructive		—	lamedein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lamed (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lamedini lamedini accusative nom. lamedini lamedini gen. lamedini genitive lamedini lamedieni partitive lamediani lamedejani inessive lamedissani lamedeissani elative lamedistani lamedeistani illative lamediini lamedeihini adessive lamedillani lamedeillani ablative lamediltani lamedeiltani allative lamedilleni lamedeilleni essive lamedinani lamedeinani translative lamedikseni lamedeikseni abessive lamedittani lamedeittani instructive — — comitative — lamedeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lamedisi lamedisi accusative nom. lamedisi lamedisi gen. lamedisi genitive lamedisi lamediesi partitive lamediasi lamedejasi inessive lamedissasi lamedeissasi elative lamedistasi lamedeistasi illative lamediisi lamedeihisi adessive lamedillasi lamedeillasi ablative lamediltasi lamedeiltasi allative lamedillesi lamedeillesi essive lamedinasi lamedeinasi translative lamediksesi lamedeiksesi abessive lamedittasi lamedeittasi instructive — — comitative — lamedeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lamedimme lamedimme accusative nom. lamedimme lamedimme gen. lamedimme genitive lamedimme lamediemme partitive lamediamme lamedejamme inessive lamedissamme lamedeissamme elative lamedistamme lamedeistamme illative lamediimme lamedeihimme adessive lamedillamme lamedeillamme ablative lamediltamme lamedeiltamme allative lamedillemme lamedeillemme essive lamedinamme lamedeinamme translative lamediksemme lamedeiksemme abessive lamedittamme lamedeittamme instructive — — comitative — lamedeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lamedinne lamedinne accusative nom. lamedinne lamedinne gen. lamedinne genitive lamedinne lamedienne partitive lamedianne lamedejanne inessive lamedissanne lamedeissanne elative lamedistanne lamedeistanne illative lamediinne lamedeihinne adessive lamedillanne lamedeillanne ablative lamediltanne lamedeiltanne allative lamedillenne lamedeillenne essive lamedinanne lamedeinanne translative lamediksenne lamedeiksenne abessive lamedittanne lamedeittanne instructive — — comitative — lamedeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lamedinsa lamedinsa accusative nom. lamedinsa lamedinsa gen. lamedinsa genitive lamedinsa lamediensa partitive lamediaan lamediansa lamedejaan lamedejansa inessive lamedissaan lamedissansa lamedeissaan lamedeissansa elative lamedistaan lamedistansa lamedeistaan lamedeistansa illative lamediinsa lamedeihinsa adessive lamedillaan lamedillansa lamedeillaan lamedeillansa ablative lamediltaan lamediltansa lamedeiltaan lamedeiltansa allative lamedilleen lamedillensa lamedeilleen lamedeillensa essive lamedinaan lamedinansa lamedeinaan lamedeinansa translative lamedikseen lamediksensa lamedeikseen lamedeiksensa abessive lamedittaan lamedittansa lamedeittaan lamedeittansa instructive — — comitative — lamedeineen lamedeinensa

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Hebrew לָמֶ״ד (lāmeḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.med/
• Rhymes: -amed
• Hyphenation: là‧med

Noun

lamed m or f (invariable)

1. lamed, specifically:
   1. the name of the Phoenician-script letter 𐤋
   2. the name of the Hebrew script letter ל

Spanish

Verb

lamed

1. second-person plural imperative of lamer